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What is a preposition?

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What is a preposition?

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A preposition is a word that tells you where or when something is in relation to something else.

Examples of prepositions include words like 'after', 'before', 'on', 'under', 'inside' and 'outside'.

The house was on the hill beside a tree.

In this sentence 'on' and 'beside' are prepositions which show you exactly where the house was.

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