PREPOSITIONS

 

PREPOSITIONS

What is a preposition?

Preposition is a word that is used to link Noun or Pronoun with other words in a sentence and thus makes the sentence complete

KINDS OF PREPOSITIONS

v Preposition of Place

v Preposition of Time

v Preposition of Direction

PREPOSITION OF PLACE

Preposition of Place refers to those Preposition which can be used to show where something is located

(Above, Up, After, On, Before, Against, By, Behind, Below, Along, Near, Down, In, At, Across, Inside, Between, Over)

Examples:

    1. The Aeroplane is flying above the clouds.

    2. The dog buried the bone under the ground.

    3. Our house is at the end of the street.

PREPOSITION OF TIME

A Preposition of Time helps to link the noun or pronoun with a time value. It functions as an indicator as to what point of time did an event occur.

(About, Before, For, By, Around, In, Ago, At, Past, Since, To, On, After, Until, Between, During)

Examples:

     1. The train is about an hour late.

      2. The classes begin at 8’o clock.

      3. My birthday falls on Wednesday.

            4.  India has been independent since 1947.

PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION

A Preposition of Direction is used to show movement to or from a place.

(Down, Past, Into, Behind, Up, Onto, Through, Off, Over, On, Across, At, By, For, After, Towards)

Examples:

     1. The cat has climbed up a tree.

      2. The children got off the bus.

      3. She ran along the pavement.

            4. The bus goes towards the market.

Author:

Dr. L. Suresh

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)

Coimbatore – 641 020