Private Tutor Sat Writing 2013-2014 Prep Course

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aboard

about

above

across

after

against

along

amid

among

around

as

at

before

behind

below

beneath

beside

besides

between

beyond

but

by

concerning

considering

despite

down

during

except

excepting

excluding

following

for

from

in

inside

into

like

minus

near

of

off

on

onto

opposite

outside

over

past

per

plus

regarding

round

save

since

than

through

to

toward

towards

under

underneath

unlike

until

up

upon

versus

via

with

within

without

You should also be on the lookout for multi-word prepositions.

according to

ahead of

as far as

as well as

aside from

because of

by means of

close to

due to

except for

far from

in accordance with

in addition to

in case of

in front of

in lieu of

in place of

in spite of

inside of

instead of

near to

next to

on account of

on behalf of

on top of

out from

out of

outside of

owing to

prior to

pursuant to

regardless of

subsequent to

that of

Here’s how it works:

Sally has a preoccupation on boys.

What is the preposition? On

Ask: Do you have a preoccupation on something? Nope. You have a preoccupation with something.

Sally has a preoccupation with boys.