ABSTRACT
Prepositions are generally short words such as by or at, which have a variety of uses. They are important because different prepositions can change the meaning of a sentence. This chapter explains how they can be understood, linking them to nouns, adjectives and verbs. Students should consult a standard English grammar for a full list of prepositional combinations. Note the difference between phrasal verbs and verbs with prepositions. For example, The cars are made in Korea. This example is the combination of verb and preposition so it is easy to understand. Consider another example, The researcher made up some of his data. In this example has only phrasal verb so it is harder to understand. The chapter explains the concepts of prepositions and nouns, prepositions in phrases and prepositions of place and time. It also provides some practices for prepositions.
