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Preposition

A preposition is a word (or group of words) that often shows position or direction and is used to indicate the relationship between two words or ideas. Specifically, a preposition shows how its object is related to some other word in the sentence.

We looked out the window.

(Out shows the relationship between the verb, looked, and the object of the preposition, window.)

547.1 Prepositional Phrase

A prepositional phrase includes the preposition, the object of the preposition, and the modifiers of the object.