Confused about prepositions?

Rachael Dullahide Grammar

First, let’s explain prepositions: they’re those little words that hang off phrases and usually indicate direction in some way—for example, for, on, over, as, to. Prepositions are mostly easy (and intuitive) to use, if English is your first language. But you probably have moments when two prepositions both ‘sound right’ in a phrase. So, which to choose? Let’s look at …