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'''Prepositions''' in many West European [[language]]s indicate relationships such as direction and position. Common English prepositions include ''of'', ''in'', ''from'', ''near''; there are around 45 prepositions in English.
'''Prepositions''' in many [[language]]s are used with [[noun]]s and [[pronoun]]s to indicate relationships such as direction and position relative to the referents of those nouns and pronouns. Common English prepositions include ''of'', ''in'', ''from'', ''near''; there are around 45 prepositions in English.
In some languages, such as [[Japanese language|Japanese]], the preposition follows the noun, in which case it is called a '''postposition.''' In other languages, [[grammatical case|case endings]] take the place of some or all prepositions. In [[Russian language|Russian]], a preposition can be a single [[consonant]] (such as 'в', in or to), in which case it functions as a [[clitic]].
According to some [[prescriptive]] grammarians, a sentence should not end with a preposition. As with [[split infinitives]], authorities disagree about this rule.
In linguistics, '''adposition''' is a catch-all term for both prepositions and postpositions.
==External links==
*[http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/probPrep.asp#startofreplay Problems with Prepositions] and [http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/prepositions_1.asp Problems with Prepositions Quiz]
[[Category:Parts of Speech]]
[[Category:Parts of Speech]]