Parts of Speech

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Parts of Speech

• Prepositions

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Basic Definition

• A preposition shows relationship between a noun
  or pronoun and other words or phrases
• Ex The sounds of a band filled the room.

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Prepositional Phrases

• Each preposition begins a phrase
• Phrases always end with a noun
• These nouns are called the object of the
  preposition.
• Ex Musicians traveled to other large cities

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You Just Gotta Know Em

• Commonly used prepositions
• About, before, during, off, toward,
• Above, behind, except, on, under
• Across, below, for, onto, underneath
• After, beneath, from, out, until
• Against, beside, in, outside, up
• Along, between, inside, over, upon
• Among, beyond, into, since, with
• Around, b y, like, through, within
• As, despite, near, throughout, without
• At, down, of, to

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Compound Prepositions

• More than one word
• According to, by means of, in place of
• Aside from, in addition to, in spite of
• Because of, in front of, prior to

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