Conjunctions and Prepositions

Prepositions

When we look at prepositions in more detail, we can easily see how they have a special relationship with nouns and pronouns. We already learned that prepositions show a relationship of place, time, or location between nouns and pronouns and the rest of a sentence. Let's see what other information we can add to all this to learn more about prepositions. 

Common prepositions are in, on, at, to. They are added in front of a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun to add extra information.

• in the summer       |    on the weekend              |    at noon                 → show time

• in the house           |    on the roof                      |    at the library        → show location

• with love                |    between you and me    |    among the students

Prepositions form phrases when they are followed by a noun or pronoun they relate to the rest of the sentence. These prepositional phrases can be added at the start of a sentence or inside it to add extra information. They act as adjectives or adverbs by describing a noun or a verb.

• Robert works at the local community college. (describes a verb → Where does he work?)

• The cat on the sofa belongs to him. (describes a noun → Which cat?)

• In the morning, I like to eat eggs.