https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-preposition-and-the-conjunction/introduction-to-prepositions/v/meet-the-preposition 2023-09-19T21:32:47.781412264Z Meet the preposition Prepositions are words that show how things relate to each other in time, place, or purpose. They can answer questions like when, where, and how. For example, prepositions can tell us if a box is under or over a hamster, when the hamster got a hat, or what the hat is for. Prepositions connect nouns and phrases in sentences. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/oZZvdiwjXyP86NZQsNiFnAXG8E1RspbnW9wdtm9YARxeqE5eSiEbieTY_u_GHy5H7-RcIpnM6N_C0CCrUiVfjYwGtw Meet the preposition Prepositions are words that show how things relate to each other in time, place, or purpose. They can answer questions like when, where, and how. For example, prepositions can tell us if a box is under or over a hamster, when the hamster got a hat, or what the hat is for. Prepositions connect nouns and phrases in sentences. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/D3wQ5dgFPms.mp4/D3wQ5dgFPms.mp4 229 Prepositions and prepositional phrases https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:prepositions-and-interjections-9/xf006c25352e869bb:prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases-9/a/prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases-grammar-9 2026-07-13T19:41:05.916442654Z Prepositions and prepositional phrases Learn how to use prepositions and prepositional phrases. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:prepositions-and-interjections-9/xf006c25352e869bb:prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases-9/a/prepositions-and-phrasal-verbs-grammar-9 2026-07-14T15:00:54.021605571Z Prepositions and phrasal verbs Learn about the difference between prepositions and particles used in phrasal verbs. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-preposition-and-the-conjunction/types-of-prepositions-and-phrases/v/compound-prepositions-prepositions-the-parts-of-speech-grammar 2020-06-23T07:22:42Z Compound prepositions These prepositions are called compound prepositions, or multisyllabic prepositions. Like most prepositions, they have both literal and figurative meanings. David explains.  video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/Vg7zUDlv7MLkAYnBZZPBarzc1Q0Pry5liDY2yUAbSWNdjfJ3-nXax8KD4HaJYkd7RqP_ORpGJ0wop11axrxQ7FHiNw Compound prepositions These prepositions are called compound prepositions, or multisyllabic prepositions. Like most prepositions, they have both literal and figurative meanings. David explains.  https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/dNwf-DoSsF0.mp4/dNwf-DoSsF0.mp4 470 Prepositions and prepositional phrases https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-preposition-and-the-conjunction/types-of-prepositions-and-phrases/v/prepositional-phrases 2022-11-16T04:22:43.7414897Z Prepositional phrases Prepositional phrases are just that: phrases that begin with a preposition like "to" or "of". In the phrase "The stained glass of the cathedral in Spain", everything from "of" to "Spain" is part of a prepositional phrase. We use them to modify other words. Where is the stained glass? In a cathedral. Where is that cathedral? In Spain. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/2lUYqCxm61zUagUleIOUQlodw11r860fjHu1czBqtk4rB_r1njKCZhv-qyUGDFWtO5r3a5w0BvoXTSCs7M5U3YA Prepositional phrases Prepositional phrases are just that: phrases that begin with a preposition like "to" or "of". In the phrase "The stained glass of the cathedral in Spain", everything from "of" to "Spain" is part of a prepositional phrase. We use them to modify other words. Where is the stained glass? In a cathedral. Where is that cathedral? In Spain. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/7dOBMUESkqk.mp4/7dOBMUESkqk.mp4 338 Prepositions and prepositional phrases https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:sentences-clauses-and-phrases-9/xf006c25352e869bb:phrases-9/a/prepositional-phrases-and-subjectverb-agreement-9 2026-07-14T15:00:54.021605571Z Prepositional phrases and subject–verb agreement Learn how to ensure subject-verb agreement with intervening prepositional phrases. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:prepositions-and-interjections-9/xf006c25352e869bb:prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases-9/e/identifying-prepositions-and-their-functions-grammar-9 2026-07-13T19:41:05.916442654Z Identifying prepositions and their functions Practice identifying prepositions and how they function in sentences. Amanda M. Leff exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:prepositions-and-interjections-9/xf006c25352e869bb:prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases-9/e/using-prepositions-grammar-9 2026-07-13T19:41:05.916442654Z Using prepositions Practice using prepositions correctly. Amanda M. Leff exercise