A preposition is a part of speech used to express the relationship of a noun or pronoun (or another grammatical element functioning as a noun) to the rest of the sentence—specifically, to create a prepositional phrase.
A phrase is a group of two or more words used to create a higher element like a clause or a sentence. A prepositional phrase is a phrase that consists of a preposition and its object, which can be a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase.
Examples:
- on the roof
- under the table
- from Melanie
- over the counter
- by her
The underlined words are the prepositions, and the nouns, noun phrases, or pronouns they modify (the ones that follow them) are called the objects of the preposition.
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