Persnickety Prepositions

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A preposition is a word that connects a noun or pronoun to other words in the sentence.

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ABOUT	10	8	n
ABOVE	10	8	w
ACROSS	12	10	s
AFTER	1	3	e
AGAINST	12	10	nw
ALONG	1	3	s
AMONG	14	4	e
AROUND	12	10	n
AT	12	10	ne
BEHIND	8	14	sw
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	nw
BETWEEN	8	14	s
BY	8	14	e
DOWN	4	10	sw
DURING	4	10	e
FOR	2	3	ne
FROM	18	2	w
IN	9	7	n
INSIDE	9	7	w
LIKE	1	4	e
OF	13	12	ne
OFF	13	12	ne
ON	13	12	se
OVER	13	12	e
PAST	14	4	nw
SINCE	7	5	w
THROUGH	13	9	s
UNTIL	13	13	e
WITHOUT	8	17	nw