Prepositions

=PREPOSITIONS:= [|The Prepositiion]

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One way to check whether a word is a preposition or not is to see if the word gives: sense of direction: Under, around, through, over, below sense of place: Near, beside, in, on, behind

Examples: Prep. Phrase __**Preposition**__ Object of Prep

After the war __**after**__ war

Until the marriage __**until**__ marriage

Inside his nose **__i__**__nsi**de**__ nose

From his wound **__from__** wound

Underneath her feet **__underneath__** feet

within his ulcer __**within**__ ulcer

across it **__across__** it

outside her school **__outside__** school

under his desk & feet **__under__** desk & feet

from him & her **__from__** him & her

Remember: "to" is NOT ALWAYS a preposition. When the word "to" is followed by a verb, "to" is part of the verb and is known as an infinitive.

Example: I went outside to skate. "to" is NOT an preposition.

I went to the store. "to" IS a preposition

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Preposition Poetry
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