This document discusses different types of prepositions. It defines a preposition as a word used before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship with another word. There are several types of prepositions including simple prepositions like "in, of, off", compound prepositions like "above, about, across", and phrase/group prepositions like "according to, in front of". The document also discusses prepositions of time such as "at, on, in, by, to, till" and prepositions of place like "in, on, at, to".

1. PREPOSITIONS
A PREPOSITION IS A WORD THAT IS USED BEFORE A NOUN OR
A PRONOUN OR TO SHOW ITS RELATION WITH SOME OTHER WORD
(A NOUN/PRONOUN/VERB/ADJECTIVE)IN THE SENTENCE:

2. NOTE :THERE ARE SEVERAL
WORDS SUCH AS IN, ON ,AFTER
,BEFORE ,SINCE ,OFF , ABOUT
WHICH CAN BE USED AS ADVERBS
ASWELL AS PREPOSITIONS. AS A
PREPOSITION, SUCH AWORD

3. TYPES OF PREPOSITIONS:
•(a) simple prepositions: in, of , off ,
to , at , with, by, for, from, out, till
up ,with.
•(b) compound prepositions : above,
about, across, along, among ,around,
before, behind, below, beneath

4. •(c)phrase/group prepositions:
according to, in front of, by means of,
because of, by virtue of, for the sake of,
addition to, in course of, in order to, in
of ,with reference to, in spite of,
,owing to, on account of, etc.
•(d)participle prepositions : concerning,
regarding, pending, notwithstanding,
passing, considering during etc.

5. Prepositions of time and date :
at, on ,in by, to till/until, during, for since ,before, often,
afterwards , then within.
(a)at : (i) at a time : at noon, at night at Diwali , at 4
o’clock , at 5 a.m. at midnight, at first , at last , at the
beginning , at the end.
(b) in: (i) in a period : in 1980 , in may , in the
morning/evening/afternoon , in winter/summer , in a
month/week/ year, etc.
(ii) before time : in time.
(iii) time expressions :in the beginning ,in the end .
(c)By : before that time /at that time : by 4 o ‘clock, by

6. •(e) from : used with to / till or until : from 7 a. m.
to/ till 9 p.m.
• (e) to till, and until :
• (a)till means upto: they worked till 5 p.m.
• (b)to is always used with from : they worked
from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
•(f) During: known periods of time: during winter,
during 2014.

7. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE:
IN, AT, ON,TO
(A)IN - INTHE ROOM , IN DELHI, INTHE COUNTRY, INTHE
FOREST, IN BED, INTHE GLASS, ETC.
(B)ON - ON A FARM , ONTHE RAILWAYS LINE, ONTHE
PROJECT, ETC.
(C)AT – AT BILGA, AT 200 , MODELTOWN, AT HOME, AT
WORK, ATTHE RIVER, SEA, LAKE, ETC.
(D)TO –TO SCHOOL,TOTHE G.T. ROAD, ETC.

8. THANK YOU
Name - Karan
Class - 9th - C
Roll no. - 6