Little but Important Words
In the English language we have approximately 70 simple prepositions. About half of them have two syllables (under, over, behind, without) or more (underneath, notwithstanding).
Here’s just a partial list of simple prepositions:
| Simple Prepositions | Simple Prepositions | Simple Prepositions |
| about | between | onto |
| above | beyond | to |
| after | for | toward |
| against | in | under |
| at | into | up |
| before | of | upon |
| behind | off | with |
| beside | on | without |
Notice that many of these words show location (on, off, behind, under, etc.), some show time (before, after), while others show less concrete relationships (of, for, to, with).
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