Preposition

A preposition is anything a squirrel can do to a tree. Prepositions tell the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. Prepositions have objects. The object of the preposition is the word that it gives the relationship to.

Example1: He went into the house.
Into gives the relationship between the house and he.

Example2: She ran behind the tree.
Behind gives the relationship between the tree and she.

Here is a problem you can work on.

Identify the preposition in the sentence

The children climbed up the ladder quickly.

Are there any other prepositions you can put in the sentence above?

Examples of prepositions: in, out, behind, up, down

How many prepositions can you think of to use in sentences about this picture?
Here's an example to get you started:
The card is ON the keyboard.

To learn more about prepositions, visit these web sites:
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/preposit.html
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/preposition.htm

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