Prepositions

What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word that explains the time, space or
logical relationship between the other parts of the sentence.
 There are prepositions of time, place and direction
The role of preposition
Preposition is one of the important
parts of speech of English grammar. It
is very essential while making a
sentence as it provide additional and
necessary details.
Prepositions in English are words
giving information to the readers such
as where something takes place, when
something takes place, why something
takes place, general descriptive
 Simple and Compound Preposition
Simple Preposition
Simple prepositions are used in the simple sentences. Some of the
simple prepositions are in, on, at, to, from, with, by, about, over,
under, off, of, for, etc.
For example: She is waiting in the park.
Compound Preposition
Compound prepositions are used to join two nouns, pronouns or
phrases. Some of the compound prepositions are about, across,
among, beside, before, above, along, inside, between, around, behind,
below, beneath, etc.
For example: My city is located between two mountains.
 Prepositions of time
(are used to show when things happen)
 Preposition of direction
Prepositions of direction are used to
indicate direction of someone or something
in the sentence such as over, under, to, on,
into, in, onto, right, left, etc.
For example:
 It's time to go to
 The train is going into the tunnel.
 We are going over the bridge.
 Preposition of Place
Prepositions of place are used to show the place where
something is located such as at, in, on, while, during, near,
over, under, between, behind, etc.
For example:
 Dog is on the floor.
 My home is near to the office.
 My home is behind the metro
station.
 Mom is in the room.
 Phrase Preposition
Prepositional phrases are groups of words having
prepositions indicating relationships among various
elements in the sentence. Some of the phrase prepositions
are according to, an account of, in spite of, in front of, in
order to, by means of, with reference to, in addition to, due
to, etc.
For example:
According to me, there were three mango trees in the
garden.
I work hard in order to maintain my position in the class.
 Participle Preposition
A participle preposition is a participle (like an, ed, or ing
verb) which acts as a preposition such as assuming,
considering, barring, given, concerning, notwithstanding,
pending, during, regarding, respected, provided, etc.
For example:
I get sick during summer season.
I would like to speech regarding healthy food.
My project work is still pending.
I think I can pass the exam easily considering my hard
 Double Preposition
Double prepositions are words having two
prepositions (joined together to make a whole new
one) such as into, onto, outside of, out of, within, from
behind, because of, etc.
For example:
We need to solve three questions out of
We won the game just because of
I need to complete my project within four days.