The document defines and provides examples of different types of prepositions in English. It states that prepositions indicate the location or position of a noun and show the relationship between nouns, verbs, adverbs, etc. The document discusses simple prepositions like "on, under, off"; compound prepositions formed by combining a preposition and noun, adjective, or adverb like "among, behind"; participle prepositions formed from verb participles like "assuming, barring"; and phrase prepositions that behave as prepositions but are groups of words like "on behalf of, instead of". It also notes some words can be used as both prepositions and adverbs depending on whether they have an object or not.

1. By: Amisha A Patel
M.E.Electronics & Communication Engg

2.  Prepositions are short words that are normally
placed either before or after a Noun to indicate the
location or position of a Noun.
 It shows the relation of a Noun/ProNoun to
something else (Noun/Verb/AdVerb).
 For example,
The bird is on the tree. (Relation between two
Nouns)
 In this example the Preposition, “on” is showing
the relation between the two Nouns bird and tree.

3.  “The dog is sitting on the table.” (Relation
between aVerb and a Noun).
 Here the word, “on” is a Preposition
because it describes the position of
the “dog” who is sitting on a “table”.
It is showing the relation between the dog and
the table and at the same time it is showing the
relation between aVerb (sitting) and a Noun
(table).

4.  “The dog is sitting under the table.”
 He is climbing up the staircase. (Relation
between aVerb and a Noun).
 The girls were dressed in red.

6.  Simple Prepositions involve the following
words:
 In, on, at, about, over, under, off, of, for,
to, by, from, up, till, out, with , through,
etc.
 For example,
 He sat “on” the chair.

7.  She jumped “off” the chair.
 The dog was sitting “under” the table.

8.  Compound Prepositions are
the Prepositions formed by prefixing
the Preposition to a Noun, an Adjective or an
Adverb.
 Compound Prepositions involve the following
words:
 Without (with + out), within (with + in), inside
(in + side), outside (out + side), into (in + to),
below (be + low), behind (be + hind), between,
along, around, across, beyond, about, etc.

9.  Distribute the chocolates “among” your
friends.
 She was standing “behind” the books

10.  The dog is sitting “beside” the chair.
 There is nothing “inside” the basket.
 She swimmed “across” the river.

11.  Participle Prepositions are the present participles of
Verbs that behave like Prepositions.
 These Prepositions are formed by suffixing aVerb with
-ed or –ing.
 Participle Prepositions involve the following words:
 Assuming, barring, considering, during, given,
notwithstanding, provided, regarding, and
respected.
 For example,
 Regarding your queries, please consult the respective
department.
 I am not getting any other reference concerning this topic.

12.  Phrase Prepositions are group of words that
behave like Prepositions.
 Phrase Prepositions involve the following phrases:
 On behalf of, instead of, because of, by means
of, with regard to, on behalf of, instead of, on
account of, in opposition to, for the sake of etc.
 For example,
 You should study “instead of” wasting time watching
T.V.
 You should stay “away from” strangers.

13.  Many a time same words are used as
Prepositions and sometimes as Adverbs as
well.

14. ADVERB
 Words used as Adverbs do
not contain objects and are
used to modify aVerb,
Adjective or an Adverb.
 Please come “in”. (In –
Adverb; no object)
 I have met her “before”.
(Before – Adverb; no object)
 Let’s move “on”. (On –
Adverb; no object)
PREPOSITION
 Word used as a Preposition
involves a Noun or Pronoun as
its object
 I have kept the shoes neatly
“in” a cupboard. (In –
Preposition; cupboard – object)
 She stood “before” me.
(Before – Preposition; object –
me)
 The dog is sitting “on” the
table. (On – Preposition; object
– the table)

15.  The words that come after the Preposition
are act as object to the Preposition.
 For example,
 The bird is “on” the tree.
 The object for a Preposition could be a Noun,
pronoun, clause or an Adverb.

16.  Example of Noun as an object of Preposition:
 The book is “on” the table.
 The cat was sitting “under” the bed.

17.  Example of Pronoun as an object of Preposition:
 The professor looked “at” him angrily.
 He is sitting “in” the room.
 Clause is refers to a group of words having some
meaning. It also has a subject and a predicate.
Example of clause as an object of Preposition:
 There is no use of paying attention “to” what she
did.
 You should be shameful “for” what you did.

18.  Example of Adverbs as an object of
Preposition:
 She must have met him “by”
 Your negligence is going “to” pay you one day.

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