Recent Examples on the Web Preposition isn’t a preposition, and sentence isn’t a sentence. Other common prepositions are about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, close to, down, during, except, inside, instead of, into, like, near, off, on top of, onto, out of, outside, over, past, since, through, toward, under, until, up, upon, within, without. The most common prepositions are at, by, for, from, in, of, on, to, and with. Prepositions are typically followed by an object, which can be a noun ( noon), a noun phrase ( the door), or a pronoun ( you). What exactly is a preposition?Ī preposition is a word-and almost always a very small, very common word-that shows direction ( to in "a letter to you"), location ( at in "at the door"), or time ( by in "by noon"), or that introduces an object ( of in "a basket of apples"). The people who claim that a terminal preposition is wrong are clinging to an idea born in the 17th century and largely abandoned by grammar and usage experts in the early 20th. English speakers have been doing so since the days of Old English.
There is nothing wrong with ending a sentence in a preposition like to, with, for, or at. Frequently Asked Questions About preposition Can you end a sentence with a preposition?
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