What are prepositions? Prepositions are short words that come in different categories that indicate or express the relationship of a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence. By definition; a function word that typically combines with a noun phrase to form a phrase which usually expresses a modification or prediction. -Merriam Webster .
Usually, the noun or pronoun that is connected by the proposition is referred to as the ‘object’. English prepositions number in the hundreds and widely vary. For a complete elaboration of English prepositions see the list below:
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Simple prepositions
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Compound prepositions
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Double prepositions
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Participial prepositions
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Phrasal prepositions