Chapter-6 Preposition
Definition of Preposition:-
Preposition is a word that is used to place before noun or pronoun to show the relationship between them.
A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence as in the following
examples:
The book is on the table.
The book is leaning against the table.
The book is beside the table.
She held the book over the table.
She read the book during class.
In each of the preceding sentences, a preposition locates the noun "book" in space or in time.A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition.
Kinds of prepositions
1. Simple Prepositions:
About, above, across, along, amidst, among, amongst, around, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, inside, outside, underneath, within, without.
A group of words containing a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object is prepositional phrase.
The book is on the table.
The book is leaning against the table.
The book is beside the table.
She held the book over the table.
She read the book during class.
In each of the preceding sentences, a preposition locates the noun "book" in space or in time.A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition.
Kinds of prepositions
1. Simple Prepositions:
with , by, to, in, of, on, from, at, for, off, out, through, till, up, with.
2. Compound Prepositions:
Compound Prepositions are generally formed by prefixing a Preposition to a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.About, above, across, along, amidst, among, amongst, around, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, inside, outside, underneath, within, without.
3. Phrase Prepositions:(group of words used the force of a single preposition)
according to, agreeably to, along with, away from, because of, by means of, by way of, in favor of, in front of, in addition to, in order to, in spite to, instead of, owing to, with regard to and so on.
A group of words containing a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object is prepositional phrase.
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