Preposition is a word or a group of words which brings out the correct relationship between a noun/pronoun or between a verb and a noun/pronoun or an adjective and a noun/pronoun.
Prepositions are important structural words. They have been called, ‘hooking words’, since they are used to hook nouns, pronouns and word-groups on to preceding words and word-groups including sentences. The purpose of the hooking is to mark the relation of the noun, pronoun or word-group with another word or word-group. The most frequently used prepositions are: at, by, for, from, in, of, on, to and with.
The different important relations marked by prepositions are:
Time - I’ll see you at six in the evening.
Position - Please put the book on the table.
Direction - Do you …show more content…
She sat by the door. (Position)
2. Can you finish this work by Sunday? (Time)
3. You can go to England by air or by sea. (Manner)
4. Meet me at the station. (Place)
5. Don’t throw the ball at me. (Direction)
6. He goes to college at 10’o clock. (Time)
Here are a few examples of important uses of frequently used prepositions:
1. Above: higher than, over
The birds were flying above the trees. 2. Across: From one side to the other.
A new bridge is being built across the river.
3. After: later than, next, following in time or order Meet me after six o’clock.
4. Along: from one end to the other end, in a line next to the length of They were walking along the road.
Colourful trees grew along the road.
5. Among: surrounded by, from one person, one of She builds a house among the mountains.
6. At: used to show a point of time, used with something seen as a point in space, towards He asked me to meet him at 2’o clock.
7. Behind: at the back of, supporting, inferior to
She stood behind her husband picture hung just below the window. Children below the age of 5 are not admitted
Prepositions are important structural words. They have been called, ‘hooking words’, since they are used to hook nouns, pronouns and word-groups on to preceding words and word-groups including sentences. The purpose of the hooking is to mark the relation of the noun, pronoun or word-group with another word or word-group. The most frequently used prepositions are: at, by, for, from, in, of, on, to and with.
The different important relations marked by prepositions are:
Time - I’ll see you at six in the evening.
Position - Please put the book on the table.
Direction - Do you …show more content…
She sat by the door. (Position)
2. Can you finish this work by Sunday? (Time)
3. You can go to England by air or by sea. (Manner)
4. Meet me at the station. (Place)
5. Don’t throw the ball at me. (Direction)
6. He goes to college at 10’o clock. (Time)
Here are a few examples of important uses of frequently used prepositions:
1. Above: higher than, over
The birds were flying above the trees. 2. Across: From one side to the other.
A new bridge is being built across the river.
3. After: later than, next, following in time or order Meet me after six o’clock.
4. Along: from one end to the other end, in a line next to the length of They were walking along the road.
Colourful trees grew along the road.
5. Among: surrounded by, from one person, one of She builds a house among the mountains.
6. At: used to show a point of time, used with something seen as a point in space, towards He asked me to meet him at 2’o clock.
7. Behind: at the back of, supporting, inferior to
She stood behind her husband picture hung just below the window. Children below the age of 5 are not admitted