Prepositions are words used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence. They connect the people, objects, time and locations of a sentence. Prepositions are usually short ...

To help remember the dative prepositions, sing them to the first two lines of the Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas. Remember that King Wenceslas first set out on the ‘date’ (= dative ...

In each item below, the sentence contains a highlighted conjunction expressing a time relationship, followed by a preposition in parentheses. In the blank box under each item, rewrite the sentence ...

“From”, “at”, “since” or “around” – prepositions like these help us to locate things. They point us in the right direction – in time or place, for example. But it is not always as simple as it seems.