Preposition and its
types
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Meaning of Preposition
PREPOSITION
• PREPOSITION TELLS US THE
POSITION OF SOMETHING IN
RELATION TO ANOTHER.
Definition
A preposition is a word which is placed before
a noun or a pronoun to show its relation with
something else in the sentence
Based on their use in
a sentence
The prepositions are divided
into categories of:
•Preposition of place
•Preposition of time
•Preposition of movement
Examples for preposition of
place:
• The airplane is flying above the
clouds.
• 2. The book is kept under the table
Preposition of Place:
• It refer to those preposition
which can be used to show where
something is located
Here are some examples for
preposition of place:
• Above, up, after, on, before,
against, by, behind, below,
along, near, down, in, at,
across, inside, between, over
Examples for preposition
of time:
1.We went to eat ice – cream at night
2.I go for a walk in the morning.
Preposition of
Time :
• It helps to link the noun or pronoun
with a time value. It functions as an
indicator as to what point of time
did an event occur.
Here are some examples for
preposition of time:
• About, before, for, by, around, in,
ago, at, past, since, to, on, after,
until, between, during
Sectional recapitulation
. The cat is sitting __ the bench
The cat is sitting _on_ the bench
Preposition of place :
• This shop is open ___Monday to
Sunday
Preposition of time
This shop is open from Monday to
Sunday.
Examples for preposition
of movement
1.Children are going to school
2.He jumped into the river.
Preposition of
Movement
• A preposition of movement is used
to show movement to or from a
place
Here are some examples for
preposition of movement:
• Down, past, into, behind, up, onto,
through, off, over, on, across, at,
by, for, after, towards
Based on their use in
a sentence
The prepositions are divided
into categories of:
•Preposition of place
•Preposition of time
•Preposition of movement
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Preposition and its types