What You Need to Know

Prepositions of place show where something is (e.g. on, under, beside, between)

Prepositions of time show when something happens (e.g. before, after, during, at)

Prepositions of direction show movement toward or away from something (e.g. into, toward, across)

A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition plus its object (e.g. under the table)

Key Vocabulary

A word that shows the relationship between a noun and another part of the sentence (e.g. on, in, under, after)

A group of words starting with a preposition and ending with a noun (e.g. beside the river)

The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition in a prepositional phrase

A connection that describes where something is in relation to something else

Select the correct answer for each question. Click "Check Answer" to see if you are right.

Question 1

Which word is a preposition in the sentence "The cat sat under the chair"?

under sat cat chair

Question 2

Which sentence uses a preposition of time?

The dog ran across the field. She arrived before the rain started. He hid behind the tree. The ball rolled toward the fence.

Question 3

Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: "They walked through the forest at dawn."

They walked through the forest Both b and c at dawn