Prepositions and particles
Grammar> Prepositions and particles
Words such asin,overandwithare prepositions. We commonly use prepositions to show a relationship in space or time or a logical relationship between two or more people, places or things. Prepositions are most commonly followed by a noun phrase, a pronoun or the-ingform of a verb.
A particle is a word, normally an adverb, added to a verb to form a phrasal verb:
He lookedup.
The plane tookoff.
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PrepositionsPrepositional phrasesAboveAfter,afterwardsAgainstAmongandamongstAsAtAt,inandto(movement)At,onandin(place)At,onandin(time)BelowBeneathBeyondByDuringForFor+-ingFromIn front ofIn spite ofanddespiteIn, intoNearandnear toOfOn,ontoOverToUnderUntilWithWithinWithout