2. DEFINITION
• Preposition is a word, which is used before a noun, a
noun phrase or a pronoun , connecting it to another
word.
• The noun or pronoun which is used with a preposition is
called its Object.
3. TYPES OF PREPOSITIONS
• Simple Preposition : At, by, for, from, in, of, off, on, out, through, till, to, up, with.
• 2. Compound Prepositions : generally formed by prefixing a preposition to a Noun,
an Adjective or an Adverb.
• About, Above, Across, Along, Amidst, Among, Before, Behind, Beside, Between,
• Inside, Outside, Underneath, Within, Without.
• 3. Phrase Preposition : a group of words used with the force of a single preposition,
e g., According to, in accordance with, in place of, along with, in course of, owing to,
with a view to, in order to, for the sake of.
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7. TYPES OF PREPOSITIONS
• At – is used to indicate a definite point of time: e.g., He came at 8 o’clock.
• In – is used to indicate year, century, morning, evening, time period (in years,
hours, days, months) seasons etc. as: e.g., I get up early in the morning. It shall
be completed in four hours/months.
• On – is used in expressing days and dates, as e.g., My school shall reopen on
Monday, India was declared independent on 15th August 1947.
• From and To – from is used to indicate the beginning of an action, and to
indicate the time when the action ends. E.g., The Diwali vacation is From 15th
October to 22nd October 2005.
• Preposition of Possession: a man of means, the boy with red hair.
8. TYPES OF PREPOSITIONS
• Till is used of time and to of place e.g., He slept till eight o’clock, He walked
to the end of the street.
• With often denotes the instrument and by the agent e.g., He killed two birds
with one shot. / He was stabbed by a lunatic with a dagger.
• Beside means at (or by) the side of, while besides means in addition to, e.g.,
Beside the heap, they sat. / Besides being fined, he was sentenced to a term
of imprisonment.
• In and at are used in speaking of things at rest; to and into are used in
speaking of things in motion, e.g., He is in bed./ He is at the top of the class./
He ran to school./ He jumped into the river.
9. PREPOSITIONS THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL NOTICE
FOR
Noun affection, ambition, anxiety, apology, pity, capacity, passion, blame
Adjectives Designed, destined, sufficient, useful, sorry, zealous, fit, good
Verbs Care, feel, hope, hope, mourn, start, wish
WITH
Noun Comparison, relations, enmity, intimacy, bargain
Adjectives Acquainted, busy, complaint, contrasted, gifted, infected, touched
Verbs Associated, credit, fill, disagree, quarrel, sympathize, comply
