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Preposition and Its Types

Prepositions show the relationship between nouns, pronouns, and other parts of a sentence. There are four main types of prepositions: 1) prepositions of time which indicate when something occurs (e.g. at, in, on), 2) prepositions of movement which show direction (e.g. to, into, towards), 3) prepositions of location which indicate place or position (e.g. at, in, on), and 4) compound prepositions consisting of multiple words (e.g. according to, instead of, in spite of).

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Preposition and Its Types

Prepositions show the relationship between nouns, pronouns, and other parts of a sentence. There are four main types of prepositions: 1) prepositions of time which indicate when something occurs (e.g. at, in, on), 2) prepositions of movement which show direction (e.g. to, into, towards), 3) prepositions of location which indicate place or position (e.g. at, in, on), and 4) compound prepositions consisting of multiple words (e.g. according to, instead of, in spite of).

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Preposition and its Types

Preposition and its Types


Preposition shows the relation of a noun or
pronoun with other.
Example:
The book is in the bag.

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Some commonly used prepositions are:
About above across after
against along amid amount
around at before behind
below beneath besides between
beyond but/expect by down
for from in into
of off on/upon out of
over since then though
to towards under up
with within without
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Types of Preposition
1. Preposition of Time
2. Preposition of Movement and Direction
3. Preposition of Location or Position or Place
4. Compound Preposition

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1.Preposition of Time
Prepositions that are used to show time are called preposition
of time.
At, in, on are called preposition of time.
We use:
“at” before a precise time
“in” before months, tears, centuries and long periods
“on” before days and dates

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Examples:
Precise Time Months, Years, Centuries Days and Dates
and Long Periods
at in on
at 3 o’clock in may on Sunday
at 10:30 a.m. in summer on Tuesdays
at noon in winter on 6 march
at dinnertime in 1990 on 25 Dec. 2010
at bedtime in the 1990s on Christmas day
at sunrise in the next century on independence day
at sunset in the ice of age on my birthday
at the moment in the past/in future on new year’s eve

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Examples:
o I have a meeting at 9 a.m.
o The shop closes at midnight.
o Abdullah went home at lunchtime.
o In England, it often snows in December.
o Do you think we will go to Jupiter in future?
o There must be a lot of progress in the next century.
o Do you work on Mondays?
o Her birthday is on 20 November.
o Where will you ne on New Year’s Day?

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2. Preposition of Movement and Direction
Prepositions of movement shows movement in a sentence.
Some commonly used prepositions are:
Away from, up, down, off, out of, to, onto, into, towards, across,
along, round, out of, through.

Examples:
She returned to her office.
Lyon fell onto the floor.
He jumped into the pool.
He is running away from dogs.

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3. Preposition of Location or Position or Place


Preposition of positions shows locus. “at, in, on” are called
preposition of position.
Some common prepositions of position are:
At the back of, at the bottom of, at the top of, behind,
between, in the corner of, in the middle of, next to, to the left
of, on the other side of, to the right of, on the side of, on the
top of, opposite.

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3. Preposition of Location or Position or Place

Examples:
➢ We met at the bus station.
➢ The cat was sitting on the floor.
➢ They live in New York.

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Compound Preposition
A preposition consisting of more than one word are called
compound preposition.

Some compound prepositions are:


According to, ahead of, apart from, aside from, as of, because of,
by means of, in addition to in the back of, in the front of, in the
place of, in regard to, in spite of, instead of, in view of, next to, on
account of, out of, owing to, prior to.

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