Tuesday, October 7, 2008

"What are you Talking about?" (Prepositions)

"What are you talking about?"
This question/statement is one of many errors that people make when communicating with eachother. About is a preposition. The rule is that sentences may never in a preposition. Try asking the question like this, "What do you mean"?
Prepositions are the words that indicate location, such as in the physical world. An example I like to use is "the box". If the word can (_blank_) the box, it is a preposition.
Examples: In the box, out the box, out of the box, through the box, beside the box, over the box. These are just a few examples of prepositions.
I will post a list on the comment post.

One of many sources:
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/preposition.htm

2 comments:

BasicEd said...

about
above
according to
across
after
against
along
along with
among
apart from
around
as
as for
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
but*
by
by means of
concerning
despite
down
during
except
except for
excepting
for
from
in
in addition to
in back of
in case of
in front of
in place of
inside
in spite of
instead of
into
like
near
next
of
off
on
onto
on top of
out
out of
outside
over
past
regarding
round
since
through
throughout
till
to
toward
under
underneath
unlike
until
up
upon
up to
with
within
without

* But is very seldom a preposition. When it is used as a preposition, but means the same as except—Everyone ate frog legs but Jamie.
But usually functions as a coordinating conjunction.

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