Altogether or all together? Amount of , number of or quantity of? Any more or anymore? Anyone , anybody or anything? Apart from or except for? Arise or rise?
Around or round? Arouse or rouse? As or like? As , because or since? As , when or while? Been or gone? Begin or start? Beside or besides? Between or among? Born or borne? Bring , take and fetch Can , could or may?
Classic or classical? Come or go? Consider or regard? Consist , comprise or compose? Content or contents? Different from , different to or different than? Do or make? Down , downwards or downward? During or for? Each or every? East or eastern ; north or northern? Economic or economical? Efficient or effective? Elder , eldest or older , oldest? End or finish? Especially or specially? Except or except for?
Expect , hope or wait? Experience or experiment? Fall or fall down? Far or a long way? Farther , farthest or further , furthest? Fast , quick or quickly? Fell or felt? Female or feminine ; male or masculine? Finally , at last , lastly or in the end? First , firstly or at first? Fit or suit? Following or the following? For or since? Forget or leave? Full or filled? Some prepositions—such as along with and in addition to —indicate "more to come.
Do not fall for that trick either! Tommy, along with the other students , breathes a sigh of relief as Professor Markham announces that she is postponing the due date for the research essay.
Logically, more than one student is happy with the news. But Tommy is the only subject of the verb breathes. His classmates might count in the real world, but in this sentence, they do not matter; they are irrelvant because they are in a prepositional phrase. Simmons All Rights Reserved. The Prepositional Phrase Recognize a prepositional phrase when you find one. Understand what prepositional phrases do in a sentence.
Read these examples: The book on the bathroom floor is swollen from shower steam. Which book? Let's say it's just one difficult course of several in the state, i. The first prepositional phrase specifies how she ran a verb , and the second specifies when.
Both are adverbial phrases. Here are some of the most commonly used prepositions in English. Be aware that just because a word in a sentence is on this list doesn't mean that it's being used as a preposition in any particular context.
Many of these words can also be other parts of speech, such as adverbs or subordinating conjunctions. To tell if a word is a preposition, look to see if it has an object.
If there's a clause following it, you're likely dealing with a conjunction. If it's at the end of a clause instead of the beginning or the end of a sentence , it's likely an adverb.
When these words are part of a verb phrase, they're adverbs. You check out, look up, and call off something, so these words might appear to be prepositions with objects. But they can't be split off from their verbs. Out the book is not a prepositional phrase, as you don't go out a book. If your writing often contains very long sentences, consider using prepositional phrases as a tool for reorganizing your work when revising. Too many prepositional phrases, however, can make a sentence difficult to understand.
This issue can often be fixed by splitting a long sentence into two or three shorter sentences or moving the verb closer to its subject. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. All the passengers aboard the runaway train were frightened. The present inside the big box is mine.
Our boss put out a memo regarding the new rule. The clues within the first few chapters will lead to the murderer. His is only one voice among many , but it will be heard. The extra blanket is in the box under the bed. Saul , unlike many others , will remain there. The car beside the red one is the one I want to buy. The area outside the boundary is dangerous to cross. All rooms below deck are for sleeping.
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