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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