Some examples of prepositions:

·        About

·        Above

·        Across

·        After

·        Ago

·        At

·        Below

·        By

·        Down

·        During

·        For

·        From

·        In

·        Into

·        Off

·        On

·        Over

·        Past

·        Since

·        Through

·        To

·        Under

·        Until

·        Up

·        With

·        Amid

·        Atop

·        Inside

·        Into

·        Onto

·        Outside

·        Throughout

·        Upon

·        Within

·        Without

to:

·         According to

·         Close to

·         Due to

·         Near to

·         Owing to

·         Prior to

·         Relative to

·         Subsequent to

·         Thanks to

of:

·         Ahead of

·         Because of

·         Inside of

·         Instead of

·         Out of

·         Outside of

·         Right of

for or from:

·         Apart for

·         Apart from

·         As for

·         Aside from

·         Except for

·         Out from

Other examples:

·         As per

·         Rather than

·         Where as

The Participle List of Prepositions

Some gerunds, or -ing forms of verbs, can act as connecting words. There aren’t too many that function this way, so there aren’t too many participle prepositions to remember. Here’s the participle preposition list:

·         Considering

·         Concerning

·         During

·         Excluding

·         Following

·         Including

·         Regarding

Not-so-common prepositions with examples:

1.                 Aboard:

·         She climbed aboard the ship.

·         Welcome aboard this flight to Mumbai. 

2.                 Along:

·         We traveled along with the boat.

·         The bedroom is along with the kitchen.

3.                 Amid:

·         She hadn’t listened to her amid the voice.

·         We lost amidst the world cup this year.

4.                 As:

·         My brother is working as a doctor in this hospital.

·         Sugarcane is as sweet as sugar.

5.                 Astride:

·         He sat astride the Terries.

·         She slept astride on the sofa.

6.                 Alongside:

·         Their car is standing alongside our car.

·         My roll number is alongside my friend in the exam hall.

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