The class of prepositions includes the following words:
about below in to
across between into toward(s)
after by of under
against down off until
at during on up
before for over with
behind from through without
Prepositions are mainly used to introduce a noun phrase :
after dark for the children
across the road from London
after the war under suspicion
around the world with mayonnaise
before my lunch without fear
Multi-word prepositions are two- and three-word combinations which act as a unit:
according to in accordance with
ahead of in front of
apart from in relation to
because of in spite of
by means of in terms of
due to on behalf of
about below in to
across between into toward(s)
after by of under
against down off until
at during on up
before for over with
behind from through without
Prepositions are mainly used to introduce a noun phrase :
after dark for the children
across the road from London
after the war under suspicion
around the world with mayonnaise
before my lunch without fear
Multi-word prepositions are two- and three-word combinations which act as a unit:
according to in accordance with
ahead of in front of
apart from in relation to
because of in spite of
by means of in terms of
due to on behalf of
