Preposition
“Prepositions are words
that connect a Noun or a Pronoun, or another Noun to indicate position or
relation in time and space”.
“Prepositions is a word
which is placed before a Noun or a Pronoun to show the relation in which the
person, thing or action denote by the Noun or the Pronoun stands for something
else”.
“A Preposition is a word
used to show the relation of a Noun or a Pronoun to some other words in a
sentence”.
Forms of Prepositions
Simple Prepositions
At, by, with, on, to, for, of, off,
from, though, up, till, over, under, after, etc.
Double Prepositions
Into, onto, from among, from under,
over, against, from within etc.
Compound Prepositions
Compounds of Prepositions plus verb
or adjective.
Its examples are ‘Across’ (=on +
cross); beneath (= by + neath);
Beyond (= by + younder) etc.
Participle Prepositions
Present or past Participles used as
prepositions as pending, concerning, considering, regarding, not withstanding,
during, saving etc.
Phrase Prepositions
Those Prepositions which are made
when two or more words are thrown together ending with a simple prepositions.