J. Roth                                                                                                  English 99/101/201

 

DEPENDENT WORDS

 

after                                         if, even if                                  when, whenever

although, though                        in order that                               where, wherever

as                                             since                                         whether

because                                   that, so that                               which, whichever

before                                       unless                                       while

even though                              until                                          who, whoever

how                                          what, whatever                                  whose

 

 

FANBOYS

 

for              and                           nor                     but                 or                     yet                       so

 

 

TRANSITIONAL WORDS

 

however                                  nevertheless                             on the other hand

instead                                      meanwhile                               otherwise

indeed                                       in addition                         also

moreover                                  furthermore                             as a result

thus                                          consequently                             therefore

 

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PREPOSITIONS

 

 

about                before               by                     inside                over

above               behind               during               into                   through

across               below               except              of                     to

among              beneath             for                    off                    toward

around              beside               from                 on                     under

at                     between          in                      onto                  with

 

 

A preposition is never alone in a sentence; it is followed by its object(s).  From the preposition to the object is the prepositional phrase.  Try it:  to the store (store is the object of the preposition to); before my class (my class is the object of the preposition before).  Page numbers in parentheses refer to the fourth edition of the text.