100 Prepositions List and Example Sentences

100 Prepositions List and Example Sentences

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Prepositions

They are used with prepositions, pronouns, and noun phrases to show directions, places, times or to introduce an object. These prepositions, which take place in all kinds of sentences that you can see in daily life, bring together different sentences and connect them to a certain idea.

Although prepositions are generally short words, it is not possible to generalize as they are quite common in the English language and there are about one hundred and fifty.

Here are most common Prepositions List.

Types of Prepositions

It is possible to examine prepositions under two different sub-headings, according to places and time.

1.behind

2.as

3.away

4.about

5.through

6.ago

7.outside

8.across

9.according to

10.toward

11.in to

12.out from

13.till

14.inside

15.in lieu of

16.on

17.of

18.up

19.beyond

20.from

21.off

22.despite

23.via

24.with

25.hence

26.on account of

27.opposite

28.per

29.beneath

30.aside

31.amongst

32.under

33.after

34.than

35.in case of

36.times

37.owing to

38.along

39.by

40.on behalf of

41.between

42.upon

43.barring

44.worth

45.in spite of

46.following

47.circa

48.besides

49.at

50.unlike

51.for

52.due to

53.amidst

54.past

55.ahead of

56.below

57.prior to

58.with a view to

59.over

60.round

61.minus

62.in place of

63.onto

64.above

65.down

66.by means of

67.out of

68.close to

69.away from

70.excluding

71.in

72.concerning

73.into

74.but

75.except for

76.near

77.abroad

78.underneath

79.as well as

80.beside

81.as far as

82.next

83.in addition to

84.in front of

85.next to

86.until

87.throughout

88.in accordance with

89.except

90.to

91.on to

92.out

93.without

94.like

95.unto

96.apart

97.before

98.during

99.instead of

100.among

101.on top of

102. towards

103. against