Prepositions
Prepositions are placed before a noun to show that noun's
relationship to something else in the sentence. The noun governed by a
preposition is known as the object of the preposition.
Examples:
 It is a tray
for appliances.
  
preposition
object of the preposition
("For" shows the relationship between
"appliances" and "tray".)
The harrier hovered over the field.
preposition
object of the preposition
("Over" shows the relationship between
"the field" and "hovered".)
Common prepositions are: about, above, across, after, along, among, around, as, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, except, for, from, in,
in front of, inside, into, of, off, on, onto, out of, outside, over, past, since, through, to, toward, under, up, upon, with, within, without.
Interactive example:
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The object of a preposition is always in the objective
case. Therefore, who never follows a preposition. Use whom.
You're pregnant
by who? 
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See also:
Glossary of grammatical terms
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