5 Kinds of prepositions | 10 Examples of preposition

 

5 Kinds of preposition

What is a preposition?

The word preposition mean """ that which is placed before"""

A preposition is a word used before a noun or pronoun to show its relation with another person or thing. 

Example: 

    # there is a book on the table.    ( on) 

In above sentence the word (on) came before the word table to show the relationship of table with book. 

#A preposition joins a noun to another noun

#The preposition joins a noun to an adjective .

# The preposition joins a noun to a verb

# The noun or pronoun which is used with a preposition is called its object. 

# A preposition may have two or more objects;. 

 Like : the road runs over hill and plain.

# A preposition is usually placed before its object but sometimes  it follows it; 

Like: here is the ball that you asked for.

          What are you looking at ?

      ///// Kinds of prepositions /////

            (Prepositions are of Five kinds)

            

** simple prepositions.

** Double prepositions .

** compound prepositions .

** participle prepositions .

** pharase prepositions.

}}}}{{{{ Simple prepositions:

( At , by , on , to , with , or , for , off , from , through , up , till , over , under , after etc. ) 

  These words are called simple prepositions . 

Examples:.  There is a dog in the house.

In this sentence the word ( in) shows the relationship between two things.  

      ( dog and house) . the word ( in) is used as a prepositions. 

}}}}}{{{{{ Double prepositions: 

(Into  , among , under , over , against  , From , within ) . These are double prepositions;

}}}}{{{{  Compound Prepositions:

They are generally  formed by prefixing a preposition: 

Usually ( a=on or be=by ) to a noun , an adjective or an adverb. 

Example: 

•  Across  =    {   on + cross}

•  behind  =    {  by + hind  }

•  about    =    {  on + out }

•  between =    { by + twain}

•  beyond   =     { by + yonder}

•  above     =     { on + by + up}

}}}{{{ Participle prepositions : 

( During , concerning , regarding , owing )

}}}}{{{{ Pharase preposition: 

The groups of words used with the force of a single preposition; 

Example: 

( Along with  , because of , opposition  to ,

Instead of , with refrence to )