This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...of this class are contained in the followingLIST OF PREPOSITIONS. About Above Across After Against Along Amid i Amidst ) Among ) Amongst J Around At Athwart Bating Before Behind Below Beneath Beside ) Besides j Between Betwixt Beyond But By Concerning Down During Ere Except Excepting For From In Into Notwithstanding ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...of this class are contained in the followingLIST OF PREPOSITIONS. About Above Across After Against Along Amid i Amidst ) Among ) Amongst J Around At Athwart Bating Before Behind Below Beneath Beside ) Besides j Between Betwixt Beyond But By Concerning Down During Ere Except Excepting For From In Into Notwithstanding Off On Out of Over Past Pending Regarding Respecting.Round Save Since Through Throughout Till To Touching Toward ) Towards ) Under Underneath Until Unto Up Upon With Within Without OBSERVATIONS ON PREPOSITIONS. 1. Every preposition requires the noun or pronoun, which is its object, after it to be in the objective case; as, I gave the paper to him. When any word in the preceding list does not govern an objective case, it becomes an adverb; as, He ridas about. 2. But, in such phrases as cast up, hold out, faU on, the-words up, out, on, may be considered as a part of the verb, rather than as prepositions or adverbs. 3. Of the words related, that before the preposition is called the antecedent term of the relation; and that which follows it is called the subsequent term, or the regimen of the preposition, because governed by it in the objective case. Parsing.--The preposition is parsed by stating what part of speech it is, and the words between which it shows the relation; thus, "Before honor is humility." "Before" is a preposition, and shows the relation between "honor," and "humility." QUESTIONS. What is a preposition? In what case is the noun or pronoun after a preposition? When an objective does not follow a preposition, what part of speech is it to be considered? What is the related word before the preposition called?--the one after it! EXERCISES. 1. Point out the prepositions in the following exercises. ...
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