Prepositions

• Prepositions

  Introduces a prepositional phrase that ends with a noun phrase or pronoun.
• Some prepositions can function as adverbs or conjunctions.
• Compound prepositions


  Prepositions that are composed of more than one word.

  
  

  e.g., He arrived late because of the concert.
• Of

  Can serve in place of an apostrophe plus s to indicate a possessive.

  the roar of the lion == the lion's roar.
• Of


  Can also be a subsitute for about.

  
  

  Did you know of the accident? == Did you know about the accident?
• Temporal prepositions


  Denote specific time periods in hours to years.
• Prepositions of time that express extended time


  Since, for, by, during, after, within.
• Prepositional phrases

  A phrase that includes a preposition, its object, and any modifiers.
• Object of a preposition

  A noun or pronoun govered by a preposition.

  e,.g., She spike with pride.
• Verb + preposition

  Some verbs need a preposition before the object or another verb.

  e.g., apologise for
• Adjective + preposition

  Some adjectives need a preposition before the object.

  e.g., angry with