List of Words to Use in Prepositional Phrases

Sing to the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy

A preposition shows a relationship
between itself and a noun or pronoun. A
preposition CANNOT stand alone. It
needs to be the head of a phrase the
prepositional phrase. Prepositional
phrases, as a unit, can act as adjectives
or adverbs.

by your house
Nakila jogs by your house every
morning.
(tells where Nakila jogs adverb)
with the best attendance
The class with the best attendance will
win the pizza party.
(describes the class adjective)

about
above
according to

in front of
inside
in spite of

across
after
against

instead of
into
like

along
among
around
at

near
nothwithstanding
of
of
on

because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
but
by
concerning
despite
down
during
except for
from
in

out of
outside
over
past
since
through
throughout
till
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
with
within
without