Preposition Flashcards
What is a preposition?
A word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence.
What do prepositions show in a sentence?
The relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in the sentence.
What is the object of a preposition?
The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition.
True or False: Prepositions can be followed by verbs.
False.
What are the functions of prepositions?
They show location, time, direction, cause, possession, and relationships in a sentence.
Give examples of prepositions that indicate location.
- in
- near
- beside
- on top of
What is a prepositional phrase?
A phrase that begins with a preposition and includes its object and any modifiers.
What is the role of prepositional phrases in a sentence?
They function as adjectives or adverbs.
What are simple prepositions?
Prepositions that usually contain only two syllables, such as for, by, at, out, in.
Define double prepositions.
Prepositions formed by two simple prepositions used together as one word.
What are compound/complex prepositions?
Prepositions consisting of one or more words, usually a simple preposition and another word.
What are phrasal prepositions?
Prepositional phrases that include the preposition, the object, and the object’s modifier.
List the prepositions of place and location.
- in
- at
- on
Identify the prepositions of motion.
- to
- toward
- in
- into
What prepositions indicate specific points of time?
- on
- at
- in
- after
Fill in the blank: Prepositions of quantity or measure include _______.
[for, by]
What are prepositions of purpose?
Prepositions that indicate the reason for an action, such as for.
True or False: Some prepositions can function as subordinating conjunctions.
True.
What are prepositional adverbs?
Prepositions that also function as adverbs, modifying verbs.
What is the significance of prepositions in a sentence?
They help to glue a sentence together by expressing position, movement, possession, and time.
What is a ‘closed class’ of words?
A category of words, like prepositions, where no new words are added over time.
How many prepositions are there approximately in the English language?
About 100.
