Something You Probably Did Not Know About Prepositional Phrases

If you are studying for the CSET English exam, then you need to study prepositions and prepositional phrases. In the lesson below, we will look at prepositions and prepositional phrases, watch a video, then take a CSET practice test. The answer key will follow at the very end of this lesson.

The Preposition

A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Prepositions are words that indicate location and can also show time.

List of Commonly Used Prepositions

about
above
according to
across
after
against
along
along with
among
apart from
around
as
as for
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
but (only when used to mean the same as except)
by