Prepositions (Grade 11 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards

Connecting word linking nouns, pronouns, or phrases to sentence

Possession, Time, Direction, Position, Place

of, to

before, after, at, on, in, during, until

towards, into, onto, through, across

under, beside, above, below, behind, in front of

beneath, outside, inside, at, in, on

Position: spatial relations; Place: specific locations

'before court': outside; 'in court': inside during proceedings

'onto': movement to surface; 'on to': progression/continuation