Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases - Grade 6
Remember!
- A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.
- A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.
- The object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition.
- When a prepositional phrase acts as an adjective or an adverb, it can be called an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase.
Example
- Musicians in the band (adjective) rested during breaks (adverb).
List of Common Prepositions
about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beside, between, by, down, during, for, from, in, inside, into, near, of, off, on, out, outside, over, through, to, under, until, up, with, without
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Quiz
Choose whether the bold phrase is used as an adjective or an adverb.