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	12	12	ne
ABOVE	12	12	e
ACROSS	12	12	s
AFTER	10	12	sw
AGAINST	12	12	w
ALONG	10	12	s
AMONG	14	15	e
AROUND	12	12	sw
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	s
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	n
BETWEEN	8	8	sw
BY	8	8	e
DOWN	8	4	nw
DURING	8	4	se
FOR	9	13	se
FROM	4	14	sw
IN	9	12	ne
INSIDE	9	12	ne
LIKE	10	13	sw
OF	5	7	e
OFF	5	7	sw
ON	13	16	se
OVER	13	16	e
PAST	15	4	s
SINCE	7	12	sw
THROUGH	13	13	s
UNTIL	13	17	e
WITHOUT	5	11	n