List of prepositions

A preposition is a word—and almost always a very small, very common word—that shows direction, location, or time, or that introduces an object.

I sent a letter to you.

Is had a preposition

Is had a preposition

Is did a preposition

Is into a preposition

Preposition examples

Is you a preposition

(To is a preposition showing direction)

Someone is at the door. (At is a preposition showing location)

We will arrive by noon. (By is a preposition showing time)

She brought a basket of apples.

(Of is a preposition introducing the object, apples)

Prepositions are typically followed by an object, which can be a noun (noon), a noun phrase (the door), or a pronoun (you).

There is nothing wrong with ending a sentence in a preposition like to, with, for, or at.

Is but a preposition

English speakers have been doing so since the days of Old English. The people who claim that a terminal preposition is wrong are clinging to an idea born in the 17th century and that has been largely abandoned by grammar and usage experts for more than a hundred years.

Here are some examples of a sentence written with a preposition (about) at the end, and with the preposition moved to the middle.

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is there a preposition word

is into a preposition word