ENG 123 Grammar Prepositions lecture notes
A noun or pronoun is connected to another portion of the sentence by a preposition, which can be
a single word or a brief phrase (compound preposition). PREPOSITIONS WITH A SINGLE
WORD: About Between Between From In Like Of On Through To Up With Toward
POSITIONS FOR COMPOUNDS: According to, Because of, From Within, Instead of, Similar
to, Dissimilar to, and *** Keep in mind that in American English, toward, backward, and ahead
are the recommended spellings. Some American authors consider the forms toward, backwards,
and forwards—used by British writers—to be inappropriate. The prepositional phrase is made up
of the preposition, the noun that follows, and any noun modifiers.
PREPOSITIONAL TERMS According to the most dependable sources, after supper, between
you and me, occasionally, on the tree branch Despite my reservations "The battery in my phone
is different from the battery in your phone." Different from is a compound preposition in this
statement. Always pick the appropriate preposition when there are two compound prepositions.
Different than is false; Different from is true. You may use the fact that you also say "similar to"
to help you remember the proper preposition. The opposite of different is similar, while the
opposite of from is from. Prepositional pairs that are frequently used include: in accordance with,
used to, angry with, apply to, aware of, believe in, belong to, care for, committed to, compare
with, decide on, depend on, different from, disagree with, excited about, familiar with, feel like,
guilty of, insist on, interested in, known for, made of, opposed to, participate in, result in,
satisfied with, search for, similar to, scared of, speak with, stare at, succeed in, take advantage of,
take MISUNDERSTOOD IMPACT/EFFECT The words impact and effect are frequently
confused, which is a mistake. Let's examine how the two terms vary from one another and how
to utilize them in a phrase.
