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 Meaning of Preposition

PREPOSITION TELLS US THE

POSITION
OF
SOMETHING IN
RELATION
TO ANOTHER.
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 Definition

A preposition is a word
which is placed before a noun
or a pronoun to show its
relation with something else
in the sentence.

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 Kinds of Prepositions

Based on their use in a Based on the construction of

sentence prepositions themselves

Preposition
Preposition Preposition Simple Double Compound Participle
of
of place of time Preposition Preposition Preposition Preposition
movement

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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
Definition

Preposition of place refer to

those preposition which
can be used to show where
something is located.

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 Preposition of Place
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.

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 Preposition of Time
Definition

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.

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 Preposition of Time
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.

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 Preposition of Movement
Definition

A preposition of movement is
used to show movement
to or from a place.

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 Preposition of Movement
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

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 Exercise

The books are the cupboard.

The dog is the chair.

The apple is the book.

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 Exercise

The books are in the cupboard.

The dog is under the chair.

The apple is on the book.

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 Exercise
The horse is jumping ____ the
wall.

The boy is writing ___ the black

board.

The rat is ____ the cat.

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 Exercise
The horse is jumping over the
wall.

The boy is writing on the black

board.

The rat is near the cat.

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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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 Simple Preposition
Definition

Prepositions that consist of

one word and are very simple
to understand. These are the most
basic prepositions and
are used frequently.

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 Simple Prepositions
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.

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 Double Preposition
Definition

Double prepositions are

two prepositions, but are joined
to make a whole new one.

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 Double Prepositions
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.

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 Compound Preposition
Definition

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.
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 Compound Prepositions
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.

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 Participle Preposition
Definition

Participle prepositions are basically

participles used as prepositions.
A participle is actually a verb
that ends with ‘-en’ or ‘-ing’.

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 Participle Prepositions
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.
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 Exercise-Simple Preposition

The young boy is the phone right now.

My family is going __
vacation this summer.

The toy bear is the box.

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 Answers-Simple Preposition

The young boy is on the phone right now.

My family is going to vacation

this summer.

The toy bear is in the box.

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 Exercise-Double Preposition

_______ the house lies a beautiful garden

The owl sat ______ a banyan tree

I never leave my house _________ an umbrella

due to the uncertain weather

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 Answers-Double Preposition

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

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 Exercise-Compound Preposition

The ________ the auditorium is beautiful.

Robin is standing ______ Julie.

He could not leave home _____ heavy rain.

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 Answers-Compound Preposition

The inside of the auditorium is beautiful.

Robin is standing next to Julie.

He could not leave home because of

heavy rain.

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 Exercise-Participle Preposition

Everywhere he went, the dog kept _______ him

The entire class went to picnic _______

the teacher.

She works ________ the day

and studies at night

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 Answers-Participle Preposition

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

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