English Grammar for the Utterly Confused - Laurie Rozakis 2003

Prepositions
Chapter 1. Parts of Speech
Part 1 Welcome to grammarland

Prepositions link a noun or a pronoun following it to another word in the sentence. Use this chart to help you recognize some of the most common prepositions:

A noun or pronoun always follows a preposition. A prepositional phrase is a preposition and its object. A prepositional phrase can be two or three words long.

on the wing

in the door

However, prepositional phrases also can be much longer, depending on the length of the preposition and the number of words that describe the object of the preposition.

near the violently swaying oak trees

on account of his nearly depleted bank account