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	14	10	ne
ABOVE	10	6	ne
ACROSS	12	10	w
AFTER	10	6	n
AGAINST	12	10	e
ALONG	10	6	nw
AMONG	10	6	e
AROUND	12	10	nw
AT	12	10	s
BEHIND	8	14	se
BENEATH	11	11	ne
BESIDE	8	14	e
BETWEEN	8	14	sw
BY	8	14	nw
DOWN	12	14	se
DURING	12	14	ne
FOR	4	13	s
FROM	10	5	ne
IN	15	10	e
INSIDE	15	10	ne
LIKE	9	5	n
OF	10	9	ne
OFF	5	13	w
ON	5	13	e
OVER	10	9	nw
PAST	11	7	e
SINCE	17	10	s
THROUGH	13	9	w
UNTIL	9	9	nw
WITHOUT	5	17	n