For example, in the sentence, "The neighbor is at the door," at is the preposition indicating location. In "We will be there by noon," by is the preposition indicating time.

The English language has many words that definitely look and sound similar but they carry different meanings. One of the most ...

If a preposition takes an object and is, as Merriam’s notes, “usually followed by” that object, it calls into question a sentence like “What did you do that for,” in which the ...

Renowned dictionary editor and publisher Merriam-Webster weighed in on whether or not it’s ok to end a sentence with a preposition and upset many people about it.

Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary states that the word is both a preposition and a conjunction and supports its position with the example: “I’m older than him”.