▶ Little Jack Horner sat in a corner. (Inis a preposition connecting sat and corner.) Following are the most common prepositions. about behind down off to above below during on toward across beneath except onto under after beside for out underneath against between from outside until along beyond in over up among but inside past upon around by into since with at concerning like through within before despite of throughout without Here’s one way of remembering what a preposition is. Look at the last