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<img src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/stock-23-2-1024x683.jpeg" height="auto" style="-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;border-radius:10px;margin-bottom:40px;" alt="to vs too" /> </div> </div> </div> <div bind="80e03a2d-a20f-6efc-c0d9-14bc49b22dd9" class="article-body wf-section"> <div bind="bc878838-ab40-9492-e3bd-2479e727ee0e" class="article-body"> <div bind="bc0209be-976e-1d43-38b0-3a9a8847699c" class="container w-container"> <div bind="085bf5dc-f87e-1752-2b64-0aa48fd35121" class="w-richtext"> <p>These TWO words sound <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/a-vs-the/">the</a> same. They look almost identical. Although, do they mean the same things? If <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">you</a> are still debating when to use <strong>to vs too</strong>, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-read/">read</a> this guide that explains how, step-by-step.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="to-vs-too-whats-the-difference"></span>To vs. too: what’s the difference?<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p><strong>To</strong>, <strong>too</strong>, and <strong>two</strong> are all <em><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homophones/">homophones</a></em>, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-before-which/">which</a> are words that sound the same (or are pronounced the same) though they <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-have/">have</a> different meanings and spellings. </p> <p>Of course, <strong>two</strong> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/spelt-or-spelled/">spelled</a> this way refers to the number or quantity of having <em>‘two’</em> of something. This spelling (<strong>two</strong>) should be easiest to know when to use, just <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-think/">think</a>: am I referring to the number, or something else? </p> <p>If it’s not the number, (the number that follows one, to be specific), then use the preposition <strong>to</strong> (or <strong>too</strong>, though the more common use is the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/former-vs-latter/">former</a>, as in the preposition).</p> <p><a href="https://www.grammarly.com/blog/to-too/"><strong>To</strong></a> and <strong>too</strong> are <strong>two</strong> (<a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-see/">see</a> what I did <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/there-their-theyre/">there</a>?) of the most commonly misused words in the English language ever. While they share almost the exact same spelling, other than the additional ‘o’, <strong>to</strong> and <strong>too</strong> are distinct words and mean different things in English.</p> <p>Accordingly, and logically, they are used differently and in different contexts in writing. In conversation they sound the exact same, so verbally, it’s not a problem.</p> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Word</strong></td><td><strong>Definition</strong></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to">To</a> (preposition) /to͞o,tə/</td><td>expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location).</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two">Two</a> (number) /to͞o/</td><td>equivalent to the sum of one and one; one <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/less-vs-fewer/">less</a> than three; 2.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too">Too</a> (adverb) /to͞o/</td><td>in addition; also.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <p>The basic difference between <strong>to</strong> and <strong>too</strong> in <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parts-of-speech/">parts of speech</a> is:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><strong>To</strong> is a <strong>preposition</strong>,</li><li><strong>Too</strong> is <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/a-or-an/">an</a> <strong>adverb</strong>.</li></ul> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="how-to-use-to"></span>How to use to<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>The word <a href="https://grammarist.com/usage/to-too/"><strong>to</strong></a> is a preposition. To better understand this tricky and extremely common preposition, (<strong>to</strong>), let’s <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-the-past-participle-of-go/">go</a> over what <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositions/">prepositions</a> do in writing on a broader level.</p> <p>Prepositions are basically the glue of a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-a-sentence/">sentence</a>. They are linking words that connect parts of sentences together, and are extremely versatile and flexible parts of speech. They can be placed in various parts of sentences, and can function as <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbs/">adverbs</a>, verbs or adjectives when combined with a base <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-a-verb/">verb</a> or simple word to form an infinitive. </p> <p>As you’ll see from the list below, prepositions are perhaps the most frequently used words both in writing and everyday speech.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="473" height="281" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.22-AM.png" alt="To vs too sentence example" class="wp-image-2081" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.22-AM.png 473w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.22-AM-300x178.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px" /><figcaption>To vs too sentence example</figcaption></figure></div> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Take a look at each of the following words, which are all examples of prepositions: </h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>in</li><li>at</li><li>on</li><li>to</li><li>over</li><li>above</li><li>below</li><li>underneath</li><li>beneath </li><li>by </li><li>next to </li><li>near </li><li>inside </li></ul> <p>There are several types of prepositions, and each ‘type’ is organized <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/bye-vs-by/">by</a> their function (in other words, what they do) in writing and communication, more generally. </p> <p><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-use-preposition-to-1211798#:~:text=The%20preposition%20'to'%20is%20used,in%20order)%20to%20give%20up!">Prepositions</a> of place, for example, which includes words <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-before-such-as/">such as</a> <em>in</em>, <em>on</em>, <em>inside</em>, <em>at</em>, <em>over</em>, <em>above</em>, <em>next</em>, <em>etc</em>., are smaller words that refer to a place, or the location of something or object in a sentence or speech. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">For example:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>They <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/would-vs-will/">will</a> meet </em><strong><em>in</em></strong><em> the lunchroom.</em></li><li><em>She <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/was-vs-were/">was</a> waiting </em><strong><em>at</em></strong><em> the corner.</em></li><li><em>He left his phone </em><strong><em>on</em></strong><em> the bed.</em></li><li><em>Place the pen </em><strong><em>inside</em></strong><em> the drawer.</em></li></ul> <p><strong><em>To</em></strong> does some serious heavy-lifting as one of the most popular prepositions in English. The word <strong><em>to</em></strong> functions as a preposition of time, movement or destination. <strong><em>To</em></strong> in its prepositional form helps express direction, motion or to specify a destination.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="471" height="235" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.29-AM.png" alt="To vs too sentence example" class="wp-image-2082" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.29-AM.png 471w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.29-AM-300x150.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px" /><figcaption>To vs too sentence example</figcaption></figure></div> <p>When using words that express motion or movement, the correct word choice is most likely the preposition <strong><em>to</em></strong>. Action words like <em>walk</em>, <em><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-run/">run</a></em>, <em>jog</em>, <em>drive</em>, <em>hike</em>, <em>bike</em>, and so forth, regularly use ‘<strong><em>to</em></strong>’ to form the <strong><em>to</em></strong>-infinitive. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">See these sentences as examples:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>I am going </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> the store.</em></li><li><em>She’ll <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/bbl-meaning/">be back later</a>. She went </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> go for a run.</em></li><li><em>She is going </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> school today.</em></li><li><em>Are you going </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> McDonald’s?</em></li><li><em>He <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/has-vs-have/">has</a> gone on vacation </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> France.</em></li><li><em>She went </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> the bowling alley every Friday last <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/are-seasons-capitalized/">summer</a>.</em></li><li><em>I will go </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> bed when I am tired.</em></li><li><em>They will go </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> the zoo if they finish their errands.</em></li></ul> <p><strong><em>To</em></strong> also directs or refers to the receiver of an action or verb in a sentence. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">For example:</h4> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>She’s always writing letters </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> the local newspaper.</em></li><li><em>She gave the keys </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> Sarah.</em></li><li><em>I mailed the gift </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> my sister last <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/are-days-of-the-week-capitalized/">Monday</a>.</em></li><li><em>I want to thank him for being so accommodating </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> my many requests.</em></li><li><em>I’ll explain </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> you <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/where-vs-were/">where</a> everything goes.</em></li><li><em>I am deeply <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/greatful-or-grateful/">grateful</a> </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> my parents.</em></li><li><em>Who did she address the letter </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em>?</em></li></ul> <p>Example sentences from <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/">OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="more-examples"></span>More examples:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p><strong><em>To</em></strong> can be <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/used-to/">used to</a> indicate a relationship between people, or places and things: </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>She’s married </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> an Italian.</em></li><li><em>The Japanese ambassador </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> France</em></li><li><em>The key </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> the door</em></li><li><em>The solution </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> this problem</em></li></ul> <p><strong><em>To</em></strong> is used to describe when someone has been affected by something or someone else, for example:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>She is loyal </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> her dog.</em></li><li><em>What have you done </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> your face?</em></li></ul> <p><strong><em>To</em></strong> can be used to refer to a set time <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/when-to-use-periods/">period</a>, or a range between two things:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>Her train arrives at quarter </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> five.</em></li><li><em>It’s ten </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> six. We’d better leave now or we’ll be late.</em></li><li><em>I’d say he was 25 </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> 30 years old</em></li><li><em>I like all types of music from funk </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> reggae.</em></li></ul> <p><strong><em>To</em></strong> also forms part of the <strong>to</strong>-infinitive. <strong><em>To</em></strong>-infinitives are verb phrases or <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/infinitive-phrase/">infinitive phrases</a> that are made up of a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/base-form/">base form</a> of a verb, and a particle, such as <strong>to</strong>. When <strong>to</strong> is combined with a base verb, it forms an infinitive, or specifically a <strong>to</strong>-infinitive. It is now part of the verb, and can participate in sentences <em>as such</em>.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="473" height="269" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.44-AM.png" alt="To vs too sentence example" class="wp-image-2083" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.44-AM.png 473w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.44-AM-300x171.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px" /><figcaption>To vs too sentence example</figcaption></figure></div> <p>When the preposition ‘<strong><em>to’</em></strong> combines with a base verb, the preposition gains superpowers <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/threw-vs-through/">through</a> osmosis and can now perform functions in <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-grammar/">grammar</a> such as a noun, adverb, or <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective/">adjective</a>. This is why it’s so adaptive and versatile as a word in English writing and language.  </p> <p>Sometimes <strong><em>to</em></strong> is placed after adjectives that describe or give information about a person’s behavior, or express thought or feelings: </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>I <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/cannot-or-can-not/">cannot</a> bear people being cruel </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> animals.</em></li><li><em>Be kind </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> her. You’re so nasty </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> her!</em></li><li><em>Many individuals have been loyal </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> the Conservative Party all their <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/lives-or-lifes/">lives</a>.</em></li></ul> <p><strong><em>To</em></strong> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/may-vs-can/">may</a> also be used after <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/noun/">nouns</a> (though this often occurs with prepositions of direction or destination.) See the following:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>The ferry </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> Santander takes 12 hours.</em></li><li><em>Is this the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/busses-or-buses/">bus</a> </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> the stadium?</em></li><li><em>The door </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> the main office was open.</em></li><li><em>Is this the way </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> the airport?</em></li></ul> <p>Example sentences are from <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/">Dictionary.com | Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com</a></p> <p>As we have <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/seen-vs-saw/">seen</a>, <strong><em>To</em></strong> is an endlessly versatile preposition. It can also be placed after a verb, such as in the following sentences: </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>We listened </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> that CD you lent us. It’s great.</em></li><li><em>I object </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> your remarks.</em></li><li><em>The bank hasn’t replied </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> my letter yet.</em></li></ul> <p>Take a look at the following examples of <strong>to</strong>-infinitives used in sentences: </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>My parents will be happy </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> meet you.</em></li><li><em>Dolly wanted </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> buy that green dress.</em></li><li><em>The child wanted a toy </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> play with. </em></li><li><em>“To laugh is </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> live profoundly.” (Milan Kundera, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, 1979)</em></li><li><em>“I’m honored </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> be the first woman </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> have the opportunity </em><strong><em>to</em></strong><em> command the shuttle.” (U.S. Air Force Colonel Eileen Collins, July 1999)</em></li></ul> <p>See in the above sentences, each verb is in its base or simplest form, <em>‘meet</em>,’ <em>‘buy</em>,’ <em>‘play</em>,’ and so forth; and can be modified or changed by adding a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/suffix/">suffix</a>; or a different ending to the stem word. </p> <p>This is an easy way to identify the base form of a word (for the most part!) </p> <p>Broadly speaking, the <strong><em>to</em></strong>-infinitive, and <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inifitives/">infinitives</a> in general follow the noun or object of a sentence.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="475" height="292" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.51-AM.png" alt="To vs too sentence example" class="wp-image-2084" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.51-AM.png 475w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-8.46.51-AM-300x184.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px" /><figcaption>To vs too sentence example</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="how-to-use-too"></span>How to use too<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p><strong>Too</strong> is an adverb that helps describe or modify other adverbs and adjectives in a sentence or clause. The adverb <strong>too</strong> has a few distinct meanings, or senses in which it can be used in speech or writing. </p> <p>One understanding of <strong>too</strong> is similar to the meaning of words like <strong>also</strong>, or <strong>additionally</strong>, or <strong>as well</strong>. </p> <p>A second definition of the word <strong>too</strong> is understood as, “to a higher degree than is desirable, permissible, or possible; excessively.” (from dictionary.com)</p> <p>See the following sentences that use the adverb <strong>too</strong>:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><em>Is she coming </em><strong><em>too</em></strong><em>?</em></li><li><em>He’s far </em><strong><em>too</em></strong><em> young to go on his own.</em></li><li><em>She was much </em><strong><em>too</em></strong><em> big to be carried.</em></li><li><em>This is </em><strong><em>too</em></strong><em> large a helping for me/This helping is </em><strong><em>too</em></strong><em> large for <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/me-vs-myself/">me</a>.</em></li><li><em>Is it too much to ask for a little quiet?</em></li><li><em>The dress was </em><strong><em>too</em></strong><em> tight for me.</em></li><li><em>It’s </em><strong><em>too</em></strong><em> late to do anything about it now.</em></li></ul> <p>Example sentences are from <a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/">OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com</a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="origin-of-the-word-%e2%80%9cto%e2%80%9d"></span>Origin of the word “to”<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>The first known use of the word <strong><em>to</em></strong> was before the 12th century. <strong><em>To</em></strong> derives from the <a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/to">Old English</a>, meaning “in the direction of, for the purpose of, furthermore.” <strong><em>To</em></strong> derives from the Germanic languages. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="in-review"></span>In Review<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p><strong>Two</strong> is a number, <strong>to</strong> is a preposition, and <strong>too</strong> is an adverb. </p> <p>They’re all different words that mean different things. Don’t mix them up!</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="glossary"></span>Glossary<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/to"><em>Definition of to</em></a></li><li><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/to"><em>Definition of too</em></a></li><li><a href="http://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-use-preposition-to-"><em>Definition of preposition</em></a></li></ol> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="sources"></span>Sources<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li><a href="http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/preposition/"><em>Linking words</em></a></li><li><a href="https://grammarist.com/usage/to-too/"><em>Homophones</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too"><em>“Too.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster</em></a><em> Accessed 2 Oct. 2022.</em></li><li><a href="http://www.etymonline.com/word/to"><em>Origin of to</em></a></li><li><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/to"><em>To definition</em></a></li></ol> <div id="ez-toc-container" class="ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction"> <div class="ez-toc-title-container"> <p class="ez-toc-title" style="cursor:inherit">Inside this article</p> <span class="ez-toc-title-toggle"></span></div> <nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1" href="#to-vs-too-whats-the-difference" title="To vs. too what’s the difference?">To vs. too what’s the difference?</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2" href="#how-to-use-to" title="How to use to">How to use to</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3" href="#more-examples" title="More examples">More examples</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4" href="#how-to-use-too" title="How to use too">How to use too</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5" href="#origin-of-the-word-%e2%80%9cto%e2%80%9d" title="Origin of the word “to”">Origin of the word “to”</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6" href="#in-review" title="In Review">In Review</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7" href="#glossary" title="Glossary">Glossary</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8" href="#sources" title="Sources">Sources</a></li></ul></nav></div> </div> <div bind="a45688e5-b9eb-987e-b87a-877b363b714a" class="tags w-clearfix"> <div bind="3c46d1e8-cfca-93f8-1f0b-132651db81b5"><span bind="e3af2ae6-d86a-f810-ba70-8a062949eb9d" class="text-span-3">Tags:</span></div> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/tag/differences/" class="bold-text-4"><strong bind="9bd9671a-c4c5-f296-a149-d2e552ddbe4f" class="bold-text-5">Differences</strong></a><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/tag/prepositions/" class="bold-text-4"><strong bind="9bd9671a-c4c5-f296-a149-d2e552ddbe4f" class="bold-text-5">Prepositions</strong></a> </div>  <div class="fact-checked w-clearfix"><img src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/themes/grammarbrain/images/correct.png" loading="lazy" width="35" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/themes/grammarbrain/images/correct-p-500.png 500w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/themes/grammarbrain/images/correct.png 512w" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 27vw, 35px" alt="" class="image-6" style="margin-right:20px;"> <p bind="a6b1dcf4-d86a-ecf2-05e3-b91db5a16e6e" class="fact"><strong bind="a6b1dcf4-d86a-ecf2-05e3-b91db5a16e6f">Fact checked:</strong><br>Content is rigorously reviewed by a team of qualified and experienced fact checkers. 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href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-sentence/">Compound Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/copular-verb/">Copular Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/collective-noun/">Collective Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/colloquialism/">Colloquialism</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conciseness/">Conciseness</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/consonance/">Consonance</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conditionals/">Conditional</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/concrete-nouns/">Concrete Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjunctions/">Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjugation/">Conjugation</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conditional-sentence-if-clause/">Conditional Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-splice/">Comma Splice</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/correlative-conjunction/">Correlative Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/coordinating-conjunction/">Coordinating Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/coordinating-adjectives/">Coordinate Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/cumulative-adjective/">Cumulative Adjective</a></li> </ul> <strong>D:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/dative-case/">Dative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/determiners/">Determiner</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-sentences/">Declarative Sentence</a> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-statement/">Declarative Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-object-pronouns/">Direct Object Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-object/">Direct Object</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/types-of-diction/">Diction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/diphthong/">Diphthong</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/dangling-modifier/">Dangling Modifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/demonstrative-pronouns/">Demonstrative Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/demonstrative-adjective/">Demonstrative Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-characterization/">Direct Characterization</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/definite-article/">Definite Article</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/doublespeak/">Doublespeak</a></li> </ul> <strong>E:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/equivocation-fallacy/">Equivocation Fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/en-dash/">En Dash</a></li> </ul> <strong>F:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/false-dilemma-fallacy/">False Dilemma Fallacy</a> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect-progressive/">Future Perfect Progressive</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-simple/">Future Simple</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect-continuous/">Future Perfect Continuous</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect/">Future Perfect</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/first-conditional/">First Conditional</a></li> </ul> <strong>G:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund/">Gerund</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund-phrase/">Gerund Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/genitive-case/">Genitive Case</a></li> </ul> <strong>H:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homophones/">Homophone</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homonym/">Homonym</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/helping-verbs/">Helping Verb</a></li> </ul> <strong>I:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-adjectives/">Irregular Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-verbs/">Irregular Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/imperative-sentence/">Imperative Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-article/">Indefinite Article</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intransitive-verbs/">Intransitive Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/introductory-phrases/">Introductory Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-pronouns/">Indefinite Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indirect-characterization/">Indirect Characterization</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interrogative-sentence/">Interrogative Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intensive-pronoun/">Intensive Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inanimate-object/">Inanimate Object</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-tense/">Indefinite Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/infinitive-phrase/">Infinitive Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interjection/">Interjection</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intensifier/">Intensifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inifitives/">Infinitive</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indicative-mood/">Indicative Mood</a></li> </ul> <strong>J:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/juxtaposition/">Juxtaposition</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <strong>L:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/linking-verbs/">Linking Verb</a></li> </ul> <strong>M:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/modal-verb/">Modal Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/modifier/">Modifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/misplaced-modifier/">Misplaced Modifier</a></li> </ul> <strong>N:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/nominative-case/">Nominative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/noun/">Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-as-noun/">Noun Adjective</a></li> </ul> <strong>O:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/oxymoron/">Oxymoron</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-pronouns/">Object Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-complement/">Object Complement</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/order-of-adjectives/">Order of Adjectives</a></li> </ul> <strong>P:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/participle/">Participle</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parallelism/">Parallelism</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositional-phrases/">Prepositional Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-simple-tense/">Past Simple Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-continuous-tense/">Past Continuous Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-perfect-tense/">Past Perfect Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-progressive-tense/">Past Progressive Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-simple-tense/">Present Simple Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-tense/">Present Perfect Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">Personal Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personification/">Personification</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/persuasive-writing/">Persuasive Writing</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parallel-structure/">Parallel Structure</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phrasal-verbs/">Phrasal Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate-adjective/">Predicate Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate-nominative/">Predicate Nominative</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phonetic-language/">Phonetic Language</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/plural-noun/">Plural Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/punctuation/">Punctuation</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/punctuation-marks/">Punctuation Marks</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositions/">Preposition</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/preposition-of-place/">Preposition of Place</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parts-of-speech/">Parts of Speech</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-adjective/">Possessive Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-determiner/">Possessive Determiner</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-case/">Possessive Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-noun/">Possessive Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/proper-adjective/">Proper Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/proper-noun/">Proper Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-participle/">Present Participle</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prefix/">Prefix</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate/">Predicate</a></li> </ul> <strong>Q:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/quotation-marks/">Quotation Marks</a></li> </ul> <strong>R:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/relative-pronouns/">Relative Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/reflexive-pronouns/">Reflexive Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/reciprocal-pronouns/">Reciprocal Pronoun</a></li> </ul> <strong>S:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/subordinating-conjunction/">Subordinating Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/simple-future-tense/">Simple Future Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/syntax/">Syntax</a></li> <li><a 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