prepositions

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PREPOSITION TELLS US THE

POSITION

OF

SOMETHING IN

RELATION

TO ANOTHER.

Meaning of Preposition

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A preposition is a word

which is placed before a noun

or a pronoun to show its

relation with something else

in the sentence.

Definition

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Kinds of Prepositions

Based on their use in a sentence

Preposition of place

Preposition of time

Preposition of

movement

Based on the construction of prepositions themselves

Simple Preposition

Double Preposition

Compound Preposition

Participle Preposition

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Based on their use in a sentence, the prepositions are divided into categories of:

•Preposition of place

•Preposition of time

•Preposition of movement

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Preposition of place refer to

those preposition which

can be used to show where

something is located.

Preposition of Place Definition

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Here are some examples for preposition of place:

Above, up, after, on, before, against, by,

behind, below, along, near, down,

in, at, across, inside, between, over

The aeroplane is flying above the clouds.

The dog buried the bone under the ground.

Our house is at the end of the street.

The cat ran across the road.

Preposition of Place

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A preposition of time helps

to link the noun or pronoun

with a time value. It functions as

an indicator as to what

point of time did an event occur.

Preposition of Time Definition

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Here are some examples for preposition of time:

About, before, for, by, around, in, ago, at, past,

since, to, on, after, until, between, during

The train is about an hour late.

The classes begins at 8 o’ clock.

My birthday falls on Wednesday

India has been independent since 1947.

Preposition of Time

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A preposition of movement is

used to show movement

to or from a place.

Preposition of Movement Definition

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Here are some examples for preposition of movement:

Down, past, into, behind, up, onto, through, off,over, on, across, at, by, for, after, towards

The cat has climbed up a tree.

The children got off the bus.

She ran along the pavement.

The bus goes towards the market

Preposition of Movement

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The books are the cupboard.

The dog is the chair.

The apple is the book.

Exercise

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The books are in the cupboard.

The dog is under the chair.

The apple is on the book.

Exercise

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The horse is jumping ____ the

wall.

The rat is ____ the cat.

The boy is writing ___ the black

board.

Exercise

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The horse is jumping over the

wall.

The rat is near the cat.

The boy is writing on the black

board.

Exercise

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Based on the construction of prepositions themselves, the prepositions are of four different kinds:

• Simple Prepositions

• Double Prepositions

• Compound Prepositions

• Participle Prepositions

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Prepositions that consist of

one word and are very simple

to understand. These are the most

basic prepositions and

are used frequently.

Simple Preposition Definition

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Here are some examples for simple prepositions:

Above, under, around, through, after, on,

before, about, among, behind, along,

near, down, in, at, across, between, over

The paper is on my desk.

The man was standing under the tree.

I will meet you near your house at 5 p.m.

She is currently staying in a hotel.

Simple Prepositions

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Double prepositions are

two prepositions, but are joined

to make a whole new one.

Double Preposition Definition

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Here are some examples for double prepositions:

Inside, outside, into, onto, upon,

up to, within, without, amid

Outside the house lies a beautiful garden.

It is up to us to find a way out.

The dog jumped onto the bed.

Once upon a time, there lived a king.

Double Prepositions

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Compound prepositions are two

word prepositions. Unlike double

prepositions, compound

prepositions are not joined and

turned into one word. They

remain as two different words.

Compound Preposition Definition

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Here are some examples for compound prepositions:

According to, apart from, close to, because of,

far from, next to, rather than, instead of,

out of, due to, relating to, in front of

My car is parked in front of the house.

Rita was never close to her parents.

She cannot stay here as of now.

His behaviour is far from normal.

Compound Prepositions

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Participle prepositions are basically

participles used as prepositions.

A participle is actually a verb

that ends with ‘-en’ or ‘-ing’.

Participle Preposition Definition

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Here are some examples for participle prepositions:

Concerning, during, excluding, given,

following, failing, respected, provided, pending,

considering, notwithstanding, including

Everywhere my father went, his dog was following him.

Ram is always curious about anything concerning Shyam.

Everybody was invited to the function barring small children.

Participle Prepositions

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The young boy is the phone right now.

My family is going __ vacation this summer.

The toy bear is the box.

Exercise-Simple Preposition

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The young boy is on the phone right now.

My family is going to vacation this summer.

The toy bear is in the box.

Answers-Simple Preposition

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_______ the house lies a beautiful garden

The owl sat ______ a banyan tree

I never leave my house _________ an umbrella

due to the uncertain weather

Exercise-Double Preposition

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Outside the house lies a beautiful garden

The owl sat atop a banyan tree

I never leave my house without an umbrella

due to the uncertain weather

Answers-Double Preposition

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The ________ the auditorium is beautiful.

Robin is standing ______ Julie.

He could not leave home _____ heavy rain.

Exercise-Compound Preposition

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The inside of the auditorium is beautiful.

Robin is standing next to Julie.

He could not leave home because of

heavy rain.

Answers-Compound Preposition

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Everywhere he went, the dog kept _______ him

The entire class went to picnic _______ the teacher.

She works ________ the day

and studies at night

Exercise-Participle Preposition

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Everywhere he went, the dog kept following him

The entire class went to picnic including the teacher.

She works during the day

and studies at night

Answers-Participle Preposition

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