Preposition exceptions to "anywhere a mouse goes" trick

[dovrar]

Hello all,

 

  I am trying to remember the exceptions to the "anywhere a mouse goes" trick for teaching prepositions. I know that of, for, and words dealing with time like during and until don't work with the trick, but am I missing any?

 

Thanks  ; )

[Emba]

Except?  It might still work, though.  I'm not entirely familiar with the anywhere a mouse goes thing.

[Miss Tick]

Analytical Grammar uses the mnemonic "but Al does" for but, until, than, as, like, during, of, except, since.

 

Altogether, it is the list from FLL, and but, than, and as.

[SJ.]

Regarding is an exception.

[Hilda]

My seventh grade English teacher used the "anywhere a mouse can go" trick, but I found "The Box" trick works better.

 

Anything you can put before "the box" is probably a preposition. (For the box, at the box, of the box, via the box, above the box)

[Targhee]

Anti

Per

Concerning

Considering

Despite

Excluding

Minus

Plus

Regarding

Unlike

As of

Notwithstanding

Until

[Tanaqui]

Anything you can put before "the box" is probably a preposition. (For the box, at the box, of the box, via the box, above the box)

 

Close the box, open the box, eat the box, find the box, hide the box, remove the box - lots of verbs fit in front of "the box" as well.