PREPOSITION & CONJUNCTION

By Hajah Zuraihan Binti Haji Mohamed

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What is a preposition?

A preposition shows the relationship that exists between certain words in a sentence.

Latin words which mean placed before. It is usually placed before a noun or pronoun.

Examples:
1. The

accident occurred under the bridge. 2. The accident occurred near the bridge. 3. The accident occurred above the bridge. 4. The accident occurred behind the bridge. 5. The accident occurred beneath the bridge.

A List of Commonly Used Prepositions

above about in between under by during upon behind from through inside along near off on against to toward beside up around with behind for across above beyond until down within for since beneath after into among except before since

Phrase Preposition
according to agreeable to along with

away from away from

by reason of

because of by way of
by virtue of

by means of by means of
for the sake of on behalf of /in behalf of (benefit/ interest)

in accordance with in addition to

in case of

in comparison to

in compliance

Phrase Preposition
In favour of In order to In regard to In the event of With a view to With regard to In front of In place of In spite of On account of With an eye to In lieu of In reference to Instead of Owing to With reference to

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