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	14	sw
ABOVE	12	14	se
ACROSS	12	12	ne
AFTER	19	5	nw
AGAINST	12	12	s
ALONG	19	5	w
AMONG	19	5	n
AROUND	12	12	sw
AT	12	12	se
BEHIND	8	8	ne
BENEATH	11	11	se
BESIDE	8	8	e
BETWEEN	8	8	w
BY	8	8	n
DOWN	12	8	n
DURING	12	8	se
FOR	18	4	sw
FROM	18	4	n
IN	12	15	ne
INSIDE	12	15	se
LIKE	18	5	nw
OF	16	16	w
OFF	16	16	n
ON	16	16	s
OVER	16	16	e
PAST	4	19	n
SINCE	12	17	nw
THROUGH	13	13	se
UNTIL	10	13	ne
WITHOUT	5	8	se