Common Prepositions Definition

A common preposition is a single word that links and relates the object of the preposition (a noun or a pronoun) to the rest of the sentence, and answers questions like whenwhere, and how.

Examples

Here's a list of common prepositions. This isn't all of them, but it's enough to get you started.

  • among
  • around
  • at
  • before
  • behind
  • beneath
  • beside
  • by
  • despite
  • except
  • for
  • from
  • in
  • near
  • off
  • on
  • out
  • over
  • past
  • since
  • through
  • to
  • toward
  • under
  • until
  • upon
  • with

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