Prepositions are words that begin a prepositional phrase.
Some prepositions show the location or position of an object or a person.
The cat is under the chair.
The cookies are on the counter.
The baby is sitting in the stroller.
We hung the mirror over the sofa.
Other prepositions show where an object or a person is going.
The car drove across the bridge.
The birds flew over my house.
Bill jumped into the lake.
We hiked through the forest.
A preposition begins a prepositional phrase and shows the location of an object or where an object is going.
▶It’s your turn. Find the preposition in this sentence. The rabbit hid under our porch. Did you find the word that tells the location of the rabbit? Good for you!