In English, small but mighty words like "in," "on," "and," and "because" are essential for making our sentences clear and meaningful. Prepositions tell us the relationship between words, often ...

In each item below, the sentence contains a highlighted conjunction expressing a time relationship, followed by a preposition in parentheses. In the blank box under each item, rewrite the sentence ...

“Proper” English is full of stumbling blocks, and chief among them is the sentence that ends in a preposition. For example, this question: Are sentences that end in prepositions really something to be ...

Late last month, Merriam-Webster shared the news on Instagram that it’s OK to end a sentence with a preposition. Hats off to them, sincerely. But it is hard to convey how bizarre, to an almost comical ...

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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with John McWhorter, Columbia University linguist and New York Times columnist about the recent Merriam-Webster declaration that English sentences may end with prepositions.

Each item below offers a choice, in a pull-down menu, of four prepositions for expressing various logical relationships. For each numbered item, select the preposition that best fits in the sentence.