This document defines and provides examples of different types of prepositions in English. It begins by defining a preposition as a word used in a sentence to show the relationship between nouns, pronouns, or phrases. It then lists and provides brief definitions and examples of six types of prepositions: prepositions of time, place, direction, location, spatial relationship, and prepositional phrases.

1. PREPOSITION

2. DEFINITION
A preposition is a short word
that is employed in sentences
to show the relationship nouns,
pronouns or phrases have with
other parts within the
respective sentences.
Prepositions are normally found
positioned in the latter part
of the sentence, but before

3. TYPES OF PREPOSITIONS
• Prepositions of Time
• Prepositions of Place
• Prepositions of Direction
• Prepositions of Location
• Prepositions of Spatial
Relationship
• Prepositional Phrase

4. PREPOSITION OF TIME
A preposition of time is a
preposition that allows you to
discuss a specific time period.
There are three prepositions in
English that are used with time in,
at, on. Generally, in shows the
“largest” time or place, on shows
dates and time, and at usually shows

5. A preposition of place indicates
where something or someone is
located. When placed before the
noun or pronoun, they help us be
specific about where a certain
object or person is in relation to
that noun.
PREPOSITION OF PLACE

6. PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION
Prepositions of direction
indicate the location of a noun
(a person, place, or thing) in
relation to another noun.
Prepositions precede a noun or a
pronoun and often accompany
verbs of motion.

7. PREPOSITION OF LOCATION
.
We have seen that prepositions
of location are the words that
are used to describe the
stationary position of an object
or person at a particular time.
It is employed to denote the
location of a particular object.

8. PREPOSITION OF SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP
A preposition of spatial
relationship is a preposition
used to denote where the subject
of a sentence is (noun or
pronoun) or a specific place for
an action, often telling where
one object is in relation to

9. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
A prepositional phrase is a group of words
consisting of a preposition, its object, and any
words that modify the object. Most of the time, a
prepositional phrase modifies a verb or a noun.
These two kinds of prepositional phrases are
called adverbial phrases and adjectival phrases,
respectively.