This document provides an overview of prepositions. It defines prepositions as words that show the relationship between nouns, pronouns, and phrases. It lists many common prepositions and gives examples of how they indicate location, time, direction, and other relationships. The document also discusses prepositional phrases and objects of prepositions. Examples are provided to illustrate the different uses of prepositions.

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3. Prepositions
It’s a word which shows the relationship
between one thing and another.

4. • It links nouns, pronouns and phrases
to other words in the sentence.
• The word or phrase that the
preposition introduces is called the
object of the sentence.

5. A
aboard
about
above
across
after
against
along
alongside
amid
among
amongst
around
as
aside
astride
at
atop
B
barring
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
but
by
C
circa
concerning
considering
D
despite
down
during
E
except
excepting
excluding
F
failing
following
for
from
I
in
including
inside
into
L
like
M
minus
N
near
nearby
next
notwithstanding
O
of
off
on
onto
opposite
outside
over
P
past
per
plus
R
regarding
round
S
save
since
T
than
through
throughout
till
times
to
toward
towards
U
under
underneath
unlike
until
unto
up
upon
V
versus
via
W
with
within
without
worth

6. Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end
with the object of a preposition.
under the table
on the table
objectPreposition

7. Object of a Preposition
The object of a preposition
•must be a noun or a pronoun
•always comes at the end of a
prepositional phrase
Example: The books are in the library.
Noun Object

8. • Location (on, under, in, …)
ie, where a thing is in relation to something else.
eg:- The clock is on the table.
It can tell you...

9. • Timing (before, after, during, until, ...)
eg:- The engineer works until sunset
• Position (beside, near, beneath, ...)
eg:- The calf slept beside the cow.
• Direction (from, toward, to, …)
eg:- The king is riding the horse along the deer's.

10. •on •on Monday
•in
•in August / in winter
•in the morning
•in 2006
•in an hour
•At
•at night
•at the weekend
•at half past nine
Prepositions – Time
Preposition Example Prepositions Example
•in
•in the kitchen, in London
•in the book
•at
•at the door, at the station
•at the cinema, at school
•on
•the picture on the wall
•London lies on the
Thames.
Place (Position and Direction)

11. Ie, a preposition usually indicates the
temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its
object to the rest of the sentence as in the
following examples:
•The book is on the table.
•The book is beneath the table.
•The book is leaning against the table.
•The book is beside the table.
•She held the book over the table.
•She read the book during class.

12. Exercises

13. The helmet is____the table.

14. The helmet is on the table.
Two things: helmet + table
Relationship: one is on the other
On is a preposition!

15. The helmet is ____the table.

16. The helmet is under the table.
Two things: helmet + table
Relatnship: one is under the other
Under is a preposition!

17. The house is ______ ______ hill.
Where is the house?
(under that , on the, below the )

18. The house is on the hill.

19. The children climbed the
mountain _____fear.
( by / without / on )

20. The children climbed the
mountain without fear.

21. There was rejoicing ____the land when the
government was defeated.
( Throughout / in / by )

22. There was rejoicing throughout the land
when the government was defeated.

23. The spider crawled slowly ____the banister.
( to / into / along)

24. The spider crawled slowly along the banister.

25. The dog is hiding ___ the porch because
it knows it will be punished ___ chewing
up a new pair ____ shoes.
( on, under, for , with, of ,by )

26. The dog is hiding under the porch
because it knows it will be punished
for chewing up a new pair of shoes.

27. Which of the following words are NOT prepositions?
across
which
from
over
what
for
how
between
round
up
whenever
before

28. The GREEN words are NOT prepositions
across
which
from
over
what
for
how
between
round
up
whenever
before

29. A sentence can be begin with a preposition
• Without eye sight, Thahir sir manages
the class nicely.
• Inside the class there were all sorts of students.

30. according to
by way of
instead of
ahead of
in addition to
on account of
apart from
in front of
prior to
aside from
In place of
with respect to
because of
in spite of
by means of
up on
Here are some compound prepositions:

31. Once upon a time there was an civil engineer. He
like to work in the construction site. He loves rain. During
monsoon, he is enthusiastic to work than in summer. On a
rainy day , while walking through the 50th floor of a huge
building, his legs slipped. He climbed on the rope nearby the
scaffolds. Now he is lying between 50th and 49th floor. Since
his health was week, hands starts shivering. Slowly his hand
loosens from the rope. A teenager among the workers saw
it. He ran towards the engineer. But its too late…… tears
come from the engineers eyes. The students sitting near to
the engineer said “ wake up Mr…… “. Finally the engineer
realized that he is dreaming and now sitting inside the class.
Story

32. Once upon a time there was an civil engineer. He like to work
in the construction site. He loves rain . During monsoon, he is
enthusiastic to work than in summer. On a rainy day , while
walking through the 50th floor of a huge building, his legs
slipped. He climbed on the rope nearby the scaffolds. Now
he is lying between 50th and 49th floors. Since his health was
week, hands starts shivering. Slowly his hand loosens from
the rope. A teenager among the workers saw it. He ran
towards the engineer. But its too late…… tears come from
the engineers eyes. The students sitting near to him said “
wake up Mr…… “. Finally the engineer realized that he is
dreaming and now sitting inside the class.

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