Term: Prepositions
Definition:
A preposition is a word that links a noun, pronoun or gerund to other words. They can have a variety of meanings:
Direction- He's going TO the shops
Location- It's IN the box
Time- He left AFTER the lesson had finished
Possession- The Government OF Italy
Some prepositional phrases can function like single word prepositions; next to, in front of, etc., called complex prepositions.
See Also: Complement; Particle; Parts of Speech
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Grammar Topic: Prepositions
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Glossary Entries
Quizzes
Beginner:
- Control
- Good + preposition
- In On At
- In, On & At
- Made of, from, in, with & by
- Prepositions of Location- At & In
- Prepositions of Time- In On At
- Prepositions- Location
- Prepositions- Time
- To & For
- To & For
Intermediate:
- About & Of
- Above & Over
- At the end, in the end, etc
- Beside & Besides
- By or Until?
- Except & Except For
- For & To
- Front & Back
- Of & From
- Prepositional Phrases
- Prepositions after Adjectives
- Prepositions after Adjectives 2
- Prepositions after Nouns
- Prepositions after Nouns 2
- Prepositions after Verbs
- Prepositions Mixed Types
- Prepositions with verbs
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