Preposition & types

 


Preposition

Shows the relationship of a noun to another word.

Kinds of preposition

1)     simple preposition ;

  As; At, by, for, from, in, of, off, on, out, through till, to, up with.

2)     compound preposition; which are generally formed by prefixing a preposition (usually a=no or be=by ) to a noun, an adjective or an adverb

  As, About, above, across, along, amidst, among, before, behind, beside, between, inside, within, without.

3)     phrase preposition ( Group of words used with the force of a single preoposition.)

According to            in accordance with              in place of

Agreeably to            in addition to                        in reference to

Along with               in (on) behaif                        in regard to

Barring, concerning, considering, during, not withstanding, pending, regarding, respecting, touching, and a few similar words which are present participles of verbs, are used absolutely without any noun or pronoun being attached to them. For all practical purposes, they have become prepositions, and are sometimes distinguished as participial propositions.

       Adverb                                                                                    preposition

Go, and run about.                                                           Don’t loiter about the street.

I could not come before.                                                 I came the day before yesterday.

Has he come on?                                                              Is he in his room?

The wheel came off.                                                         The driver jamped off the car.

Let us move on.                                                                 The book ties on the table.

His father arrived soon after.                                          After a month he returned.

Take this parcel over to the post-office.                       He rules over a vast empire.

I have not seen him since.                                               I have not slept since yesterday.

 

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