What is a preposition?

A preposition is a word showing a relationship between nouns or pronouns and can show the relations of direction, time, location, or even exclusion.

word used before noun: a member of a set of words used in close connection with, and usually before, nouns and pronouns to show their relation to another part of a clause. An example is "off" in "He fell off his bike" and "What did he fall off?"


Most prepositions can easily, in US English, though not necessarily in all other forms of English, make sense in this sentence:

"The bird flew ________ the tree."

(http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_preposition)

It is any word that describes the relationship between a caterpillar and an apple.

Now it's definition time. Brace yourself. The following definition will sound complicated, but with the help of some examples and a little more of an explanation, you will know exactly what these little babies are.

Prepositions are words that show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other word or element in the rest of the sentence.

Now you know exactly what a preposition is, right? Okay, maybe that is a little much to wrap your head around. Let's break that down with a few example sentences.

She swam across the lake.

Across connects the noun lake with the verb swam. It tells us where she swam. Do you see how the preposition tells us the relationship between lake and swam?

Here's another example.

The cupcake with sprinkles is mine.

In this example, the preposition with is showing the relationship between the noun sprinkles and the noun cupcake. It tells us which cupcake she is referring to. 

(http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/what-is-a-preposition.html)

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