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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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