The document discusses different types of prepositions including prepositions for time, place, direction, agent, and instruments. It provides examples of commonly used prepositions like "at, on, in, before, after" to indicate time and "in, on, at" to indicate place. The document also explains how prepositions like "to, towards, through, into" are used to describe direction and prepositions like "by, with" are used for agents or instruments.

1. shyama Sajeev,Assistant professor,Dept of English,Govt Sanskrit College

2. GOOD MORNING

3. PREPOSITION
 A preposition is a word or set of words that indicates location (in, near, beside, on top of) or some other
relationship between a noun or pronoun and other parts of the sentence (about, after, besides, instead of, in
accordance with)
 Basic examples of time prepositions include: at, on, in, before and after. They are used to help indicate when
something happened, happens or will happen.

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above beneath for on under
across beside(s) from onto underneat
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after between in out until
against beyond in front of outside up
along but inside over upon
among by in spite of past up to
around concernin
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instead of regarding with
at despite into since within
because
of
down like through without
before during near throughout with
regard to
behind except of to with
respect to
THE COMMONLY USED PREPOSITIONS

5. Types Of Prepositions
* Preposition for Time
* Preposition for Place
* Preposition for Direction
* Preposition for Agent
* Preposition for Instruments

6. Preposition for Time :
Prepositions used for time of different natures are: "in, on, at" etc.
Example: He was born in 1945.

7. PREPOSITION FOR PLACE :
PREPOSITIONS "IN, ON OR AT" ARE USUALLY USED FOR DIFFERENT
PLACES.
EXAMPLE: STUDENTS STUDY IN LIBRARY.

8. Preposition for Directions :
Prepositions like: "to, towards, through, into" are used to
describe the direction.
Example: She went to the library

9. Preposition for Agent:
Preposition for agent is used for a thing which is the cause of another
thing in the sentence. Such prepositions are: "by, with" etc.
Example: This book is written by Shakespeare

10. PREPOSITION FOR INSTRUMENT:
DIFFERENT PREPOSITIONS ARE USED BY DIFFERENT DEVICES,
INSTRUMENTS OR MACHINES. E.G.: "BY, WITH, ON" ETC.
EXAMPLE: SHE COMES BY BUS DAILY.