There are many prepositions, but the most commonly encountered at the primary level are:
Place
Time
Direction
In
Before
To
On
After
Toward
At
During
Into
Under
In
Along
Behind
On
Across
Between
At
Through
What are five examples of prepositions in sentences?
- The essentials are on the table.
- You will find the café across from the butchers.
- We keep extra blankets under the bed.
- The film starts in an hour.
- Sophie sat at her dinner table.
How to identify prepositions in a sentence
A preposition shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. Therefore, you can learn to identify the preposition in a sentence by spotting the nouns and pronouns. A noun or pronoun must always follow a sentence’s preposition. It can also never be followed by a verb.
While learning to identify and create sentences with prepositions, you should also learn to spot the five types of prepositions. These include simple, double, compound, participle, and phrase prepositions.
Simple prepositions are some of the easiest and first prepositions your students will get to grips with. These common prepositions can describe a location, time, or place with prepositions such as at, for, in, off, on, over, and under. Take a look at these sentences with simple prepositions.
- There is some milk in the fridge.
- She was hiding under the table.
- The cat jumped off the counter.
- He drove over the bridge.
