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Prepositions are words which show the relationship between words. This relationship is often spatial. For instance, a cat can stand by something, on something, near something, or inside something. The words by, on, near, and inside are all prepositions and they help to give you an idea of where the cat and another object are located compared to each other. A spatial relationship is based on the location of two objects. Here are some possible spatial relationships between a cat and a box.
The cat is inside the box. The cat is near the box. The cat is in the box.
Prepositions can also show other kinds of relationships:
Tom left after the last dance. Jill woke up at seven o'clock. Jane received the letter from Harry. They haven't eaten since the last stop.
Here are a few more commonly used prepositions:
after before following to underneath upon around through over