Is will a preposition word

This list of prepositions will help you understand what a preposition is. But let’s start by having you learn the preposition song. Singing this song is an easy way to help you memorize some of the prepositions. I’ll sing it for you in the video below.

This list contains one-word, two-word, and three-word prepositions. Sometimes, words act together to form one preposition.

WARNING: Keep in mind that the words on this list have the potential to be prepositions. Many of these words can also function as adverbs and other fun things. How can you tell the difference? I’ll teach you all the secrets below this list.

A aboard, about, above, according to, across, after, against, ahead of, along, amid, amidst, among, around, as, as far as, as of, aside from, at, athwart, atop

B barring, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but (when it means except), by, by means of

C circa, concerning

D despite, down, due to, during

E except, except for, excluding

F far from, following, for, from

I
in, in accordance with, in addition to, in case of, in front of, in
lieu of, in place of, in spite of, including, inside, instead of, into

L like

M minus

N near, next to, notwithstanding

O of, off, on, on account of, on behalf of, on top of, onto, opposite, out, out of, outside, over

P past, plus, prior to

R regarding, regardless of

S save, since

T than, through, throughout, till, to, toward, towards

U under, underneath, unlike, until, up, upon

V versus, via

W with, with regard to, within, without

If you’d like to see even more prepositions, check out Wikipedia’s list of English prepositions page.

The Mean Thing About This List
(The Secret About Prepositions)

Many times, words on this list of prepositions don’t act as prepositions. 

That’s not very nice, is it? You probably feel a bit like you were tricked. I’m sorry about that. I would change the rules of language if I could so that it would be easier for you to figure all of this out.

Of course, I can’t do that, but I can help you use that powerful brain of yours to tell when a word is a preposition and when it’s not a preposition. Are you ready? Good. 

Here is the one thing that you need to remember: prepositions are ALWAYS in prepositional phrases.

Look at these examples of prepositional phrases with the eye of a detective. What do you notice about them?

All three of those prepositional phrases begin with a preposition (to, up, around) and end with a noun (park, tree, block), and that sums up what a prepositional phrase is.

Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition (to, up, around) and end with a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition (park, tree, block).

But why? Why do prepositions need to be in prepositional phrases?

The answer comes to us when we look at the definition of a preposition.

In order for a preposition to do its job (to show the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word in a sentence), it needs to be followed by that noun or pronoun.

I sense that you may be furrowing your brow in a state of confusion right now, so it’s the perfect time for us to look at some sentence diagrams, which will make all of this visual.

Sentence diagrams are pictures of sentences that show us how the words are grammatically related. 

In the diagram, the preposition to, which is on a slanted line, is connecting the noun park with the verb walked. It almost looks like a little bridge, doesn’t it? You can think of a preposition as a noun bridge if that helps. 

to the park = prepositional phrase

to = preposition

park = noun (object of the preposition)

Prepositional phrases are always diagrammed like that. The preposition goes on a slanted line between the object of the preposition (the noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase) and a word in the rest of the sentence.

Why? Because the preposition is telling us how that special noun called the object of the preposition relates to the rest of the sentence. It acts as a little noun bridge. 

Psst! You can learn more about how to diagram prepositions and prepositional phrases here if you’d like. 

Preposition or Adverb?

Did you know that words on the preposition list are often used as adverbs rather than prepositions? It’s true! I’m going to use that fact to see if you’ve been paying attention. Are you ready for a tiny quiz? Great! In which sentence is down a preposition? 

A. The cat ran down the tree.

B. The tree fell down.

I’ll give you a hint and show you the sentence diagrams of those sentences. (In which diagram is down a bridge between a noun and the rest of the sentence? That’s the diagram with the preposition!)

Are you ready for the answer?

In sentence A, down is a preposition. It’s in the prepositional phrase down the tree. 

In sentence B, the word down isn’t in a phrase, so it’s not a preposition. (In this sentence, down is an adverb telling us where the tree fell.)

If you wanted to, you could change sentence B so that down was a preposition instead of an adverb. Can you think of how you would do that?

HINT: Add at least a noun (and probably an adjective as well) after down so that you create a prepositional phrase.

The tree fell down. (adverb)

The tree fell down the hill. (preposition)

Here are two other examples of words from this list functioning as adverbs and as prepositions. I’ll bet that you can see the difference now, right?

My sister just walked past. (adverb)

My sister just walked past us. (preposition)

Carefully crawl inside. (adverb)

Carefully crawl inside the tent. (preposition)

The moral of the story is that in order for a word to be a preposition, it must be in a prepositional phrase.

Preposition or Phrasal Verb? 

As you saw above, words on this list of prepositions are only potential prepositions. We need to look at how each word-in-question is functioning within a sentence in order to say what part of speech it actually is. 

I’m sure you remember that the words on this list are only prepositions when they are in prepositional phrases.

In our last example above (The tree fell down.), you saw how words from the list of prepositions could also function as adverbs.

Another common function of words on this list is for them to be a part of something called phrasal verbs. (I’ll underline the phrasal verbs below.) Notice that the words out, up, and off are not prepositions in these sentences.

I work out every Saturday.

He dressed up for the concert.

I was so tired that I nodded off during the class.

Phrasal verbs are two-word or three-word phrases that function as the verb in the sentence. They are made up of a verb (word, dressed, nodded) and a word from the preposition list (out, up, off), and they form a meaning that’s different from the meaning that the words have all by themselves. 

When words like out, up, and off are in phrasal verbs, they have a special name. They’re called particles. 

Let’s look at a sentence diagram with a phrasal verb. That way, you can see that particles (words from the preposition list that are functioning in phrasal verbs) are not prepositions.

Look at the sentence diagram and notice that the word in isn’t on a little noun bridge. If in were a preposition, it would be diagrammed on a noun bridge like the word to in the diagram below.  

Preposition or Conjunction?

I have a feeling that you already know where I’m going with this. Some words on this list can also function as conjunctions. Let’s look at an example. 

A. I’m looking for bananas. (preposition)

B. He felt energized, for he had just won the competition. (conjunction)

In sentence A, for is in the prepositional phrase for bananas.

In sentence B, for is connecting the two clauses he felt energized and he had just won the competition.

Summary

Sometimes it helps to have a summary of everything you’ve learned. For your learning pleasure, here are the main points we covered on this page.

• Singing some of the prepositions to the tune of «Yankee Doodle» can help you memorize a handful of words from the preposition list. 
• Words on the preposition list are not always used as prepositions.
• They are only prepositions when they are in prepositional phrases (preposition + noun).
• Words from the preposition list often act as adverbs. They can also be in phrasal verbs or function as conjunctions. In these cases, they are not prepositions.

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Preposition definition: A preposition is a part of speech that shows the relation of a noun or pronoun to another word.

What are prepositions? Prepositions show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. These relationships include where, when, who, or what.

Examples of Prepositions:

• above (where?)
• before (when?)
• for (whom?)
• with (what?)

Let’s look closer at a preposition example.

A preposition can be understood as anywhere a dog can be in relation to its doghouse.

A dog can be:

• in the doghouse
• around the doghouse
• near the doghouse
• on the doghouse

Each of these prepositions describe the relation between the dog and its doghouse. The dog can be inside the doghouse, it can be around the doghouse, it can be near the doghouse, it can be on the doghouse, etc.

All of these preposition examples show where the dog is in relation to its doghouse.

What is the Role of a Preposition?

Prepositions function to show relationship. This relationship may indicate where, when, who, or what.

Most often prepositions are used to introduce prepositional phrases.

Prepositions serve to modify and generally function in prepositional phrases as adjectives or adverbs.

Examples of prepositions indicating where:

• along (the path)
• amid (torment)
• throughout (the garden)
• within (men)

Examples of prepositions indicating when:

• since (the storm)
• after (the party)
• before (noon)
• until (tomorrow)

Examples of prepositions indicating who:

• besides (Petra)
• except (the children)
• with (everyone)
• for (the teacher)

Examples of prepositions indicating what:

• besides (the essay)
• of (the few)
• like (the dog)
• with (chocolate)

Preposition List

Here is a list of prepositions. It is by no means exhaustive, but it is a list of some of the most commonly used prepositions in English.

aboard
about
above
across
after
against
along
amid
among
anti
around
as
at
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
but
by
concerning
considering
despite
down
during
except
excepting
excluding
following
for
from
in
inside
into
like
minus
near
of
off
on
onto
opposite
outside
over
past
per
plus
regarding
round
save
since
than
through
to
toward
towards
under
underneath
unlike
until
up
upon
versus
via
with
within
without

For a more full list of prepositions, see our full page on the subject. Prepositions list here.

Object of Prepositions

Prepositions do not stand alone but rather take on objects. The word or words that follow the preposition are the object of the preposition.

Examples:

• along (the path)
  • The path is the object of the preposition.
• amid (torment)
  • Torment is the object of the preposition.
• throughout (the colorful garden)
  • The colorful garden is the object of the preposition.

Some Prepositions Also Function as Subordinate Conjunctions

Some prepositions can also function as subordinate conjunctions. In this case, a preposition will begin the conjunction and it will be followed by a subject and a verb.

The prepositions that can function in subordinate conjunctions include: after, as, before, since, until.

Prepositions together within subordinate conjunctions function as adverbs.

Preposition Examples:      

• Since the movie premiered, the star has received much attention.
• We could not make an appointment until the office opened the following day.
• The student did not think before he asked a question.

What are Prepositional Phrases?

What does prepositional phrase mean? Almost always a preposition will function in a prepositional phrase.

A prepositional phrase is any preposition and its object (a noun). A prepositional phrase may also include any modifiers in the phrase.

Prepositional phrases clarify the relationship of the preposition to other words.

Prepositional Phrase Examples:

• along the path
  • along (prep.) + the (article) + path (noun) = prepositional phrase
• amid torment
  • amid (prep.) + torment (noun) = prepositional phrase
• throughout (the colorful garden)
  • throughout (prep.) + the (article) + colorful (adj.) + garden (noun) = prepositional phrase

Multiple prepositional phrases may exist within one larger prepositional phrase.

Prepositional Phrase Examples:

• within all of the men
  • within all + of the men = prepositional phrase
• by the lake in the forest
  • by the lake + in the forest = prepositional phrase
• on the table at the restaurant
  • on the table + at the restaurant = prepositional phrase

Summary: What are Prepositions?

Define preposition: To clarify, prepositions:

• show the relationship of a word to a noun or pronoun
• are almost always used in prepositional phrases
• sometimes begin subordinate conjunctions

Contents

• 1 What is a Preposition?
• 2 What is the Role of a Preposition?
• 3 Preposition List
• 4 Object of Prepositions
• 5 Some Prepositions Also Function as Subordinate Conjunctions
• 6 What are Prepositional Phrases?
• 7 Summary: What are Prepositions?

Предлоги времени в английском языке — третьи по частоте употребления после предлогов места и предлогов направления. Их не так много, как предлогов двух вышеуказанных групп, и правила их употребления не сложны.

Prepositions of time:

For, within, in, over, during, before, after, from, till, by, since, at, on, past, to.

Рассмотрим каждый из этих предлогов в примерах, схемах и рисунках.

Предлоги времени in, at и on.

Эти три предлога – самые употребляемые и являются многозначными.

In

с месяцами	in November – в ноябре
с сезонами	in summer – летом
с временем суток кроме night	in the morning – утром
с годами	in 1985, in 2015
с десятилетиями	in the 1980s
с веками	in the 18th century
с другими периодами времени	in the first week – на первой неделе in the third trimester – в третьем треместре
в течение (за какое время)	in 2 hours – за два часа
через +промежуток времени	in 4 hours – через 4 часа

At

при указания конкретного времени	at 5 o’clock – в 5 часов, at 7:30 pm
с Христианскими праздниками, не содержащими в названия слова day	at Christmas, at Easter
co словом weekend (Br E)	at weekends
со словами night, dawn, midnight, midday,  sunrise, sunset	at dawn – на рассвете at night – ночью at midday – в полдень
со словами beginning и end в значении начало и конец периода (обязательно с of)	at the end of the conference – в конце конференции
во время приема пиши	at breakfast – за завтраком at lunch – во время ланча
со словом moment (в данный момент)	at the moment
с составными словами с time	at bedtime – во время сна at dinnertime – во время ужина

On

c днями недели или временем суток в конкретный день	on Tuesday — во Вторник on Tuesday evening – во вторник вечером
c датами	0n the 5th of December – 5 декабря = on 5, December
c праздниками, если есть слово Day	on Victory Day – В День Победы on his birthday – в его День Рождения
c еврейскими и мусульманскими праздниками	on Eid-Ul-Fitr
co словом weekend (Am E)	on the weekend
c каникулами, отпусками	on vacation – в отпуске

Мне очень нравится следующая схема, которая помогает запомнить использование on, in и at в качестве предлогов времени и места. In употребляется с самыми большими локациями (страны, города) и с самыми длинными промежутками времени (от недели до столетия). On имеет дело с локациями поменьше (с улицами – Am E) и промежутками покороче (дни). At обозначает точную локацию и четкое время. Эта схема, конечно, слегка упрощенная, но запоминается легко, и, возможно, будет Вам полезна.

Предлоги времени before, after и past.

• Before – до
• After – после
• Past — за, после

Примеры:

Предлоги past и after очень похожи. Так какой употреблять — past или after?

Past – ecли вы называете время (указываете, сколько минут прошло после определенного часа).

• ten past three (3:10),
• a quarter past six (6:15)

After или Past (любое из них, но чаще употребляется after) – если вы говорите после какого времени:

• after 5pm – после 5 вечера
• past 5pm – после 5 вечера
• after midday – после полудня
• past midnight – после полуночи

Prepositions of time: from, till, by and to

Рассмотрим еще четыре предлога времени.

• From – с, от, начиная от

Предлог времени from указывает на исходный момент начала действия.

Greg wanted to involve his son into business from the outset. – Грег хотел вовлечь сына в бизнес с самого начала.

Expectations of an upsurge in gas prices started from January 1. – Ожидания повышения цены на газ появились  с 1 января.

Предлоги till, by и to выражают временной предел, окончание срока и переводятся к, до.

She stayed with Mr.Harley till past ten. – Она просидела у Гарли до начала одиннадцатого.

By then, she would think of a way. – К тому времени она найдет выход.

Molly fancied up to the end that the two were whispering together about her. – До конца Молли казалось, что те двое шептались про нее.

Большой разницы в значении этих предлогов нет. Однако, стоит отметить, что предлог to со временем употребляется реже, чем till и by.

Вместе с from лучше употреблять till, когда мы говорим о времени, и to, когда о расстоянии:

From morning till night, from bank to school

Предлоги времени for и since.

Предлоги for и since часто путают, хотя разница в значении между ними очевидна.

• For – на протяжении, в течение, в продолжение / на (определённый момент)
• Since – c, начиная с / после

For период от начала до конца	Since c какого времени
>=======<	X=====>

Hold in this position for a few seconds. – Задержитесь в этой позиции на несколько секунд.

Monitoring tests were carried out for 3 months. – Контрольные исследования проводились в течение 3 месяцев.

The fog was driven apart for a moment. – На мгновенье туман рассеялся.

Suppose for a moment… – Допустим на минуту…

The market is shrinking since 2008. – Рынок сокращается с 2008.

Since 2003 thousands of refugees have returned to their places of origin. – С 2003 тысячи беженцев вернулись на родину.

What has happened to Molly since I’ve been gone? – Что произошло с Молли после моего отъезда?

Подробнее о предлогах for и since + упражнения.

Prepositions of time. Разница между during и within.

• Within – в течение, не позднее
• During – в течение, во время

Send these documents within a day. – Отошли эти документы в течение дня.

The minutes of a meeting must be drawn up within 2 days from the date of this meeting. – Протокол заседания составляется не позднее 2 дней после его проведения.

Construction vessels were used during the construction. – Строительные суда использовались во время строительства.

Youth illiteracy rate decreased during the 1990s. – Доля неграмотной молодежи уменьшилась в 90-е годы.

During и within очень похожи и практически всегда взаимозаменяемы, но разница между ними есть. Рассмотрим ее.

У нас есть 2 предложения:

• I will come within a week.
• I will come during the week.

Оба будут переводится Я приду в течение недели. Разница лишь в том, какой смысл вложил говорящий в это предложение. В первом случае смысл такой:

Я приду в течение недели (не позже).

Во втором – такой:

Я приду в течение недели (но точно не знаю в какой день).

Предлог времени over.

Предлог over указывает на период, в течение которого происходило действие.

• Over – за, в, в течение

Have you got anything written over the last couple of days? – Ты что-нибудь написал за последние пару дней?

The investment flows lost would amount to $400 million over the period of 10 years.  — Потери в притоке инвестиций сократились бы на 400 миллионов долларов за 10 лет.

Надеюсь, статья о предлогах времени была полезной.

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