Prepositions

A **preposition** is a word that shows the //**relationship**// between its **object** and another word in the sentence. **The Preposition Song ** (to the tune of "Jingle Bells") Aboard, about, above, across, after, against, Along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, Beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, During, except, for, from, in, into, like-- Near, of, off, on, out, over, past, Since, through, throughout, to, toward, Under, underneath, until, up, upon, With, within, without. Hey! (interjection)

Every preposition **MUST** have an object. If it doesn't have an object, it isn't a preposition! What is it then? It's an ADVERB!
 * 1) Example:


 * The golden retriever ran //**over**// the hill toward the fence. (**//Over//** is a preposition.)


 * The golden retriever ran //**over**// toward the fence. (**//Over//** is an adverb.)

<span style="color: #7400ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">Sometimes prepositions are compound. Here are a few examples of **//compound prepositions//**:


 * <span style="color: #7400ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">according to
 * <span style="color: #7400ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">in spite of
 * <span style="color: #7400ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">in addition to
 * <span style="color: #7400ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">because of

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Distinguishing Between Prepositions and Adverbs
<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">In each of the following sentences, tell whether the italicized word is a preposition or an adverb:


 * 1) <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Finally our opponent turned the ball //over// in the last quarter.
 * 2) <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">The batter hit the ball //over// the fence.
 * 3) <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Sometimes it's easy to give //up// when something is difficult.
 * 4) <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">//Up// my leg crawled a granddaddy long legs!
 * 5) <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">My dog ran away yesterday, and I haven't seen him //since//!
 * 6) <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">I haven't seen you perform //since// last year!