- Action, Linking, and Auxiliary Verb: Definitions, Functions, and Examples
- Correct Use of Verbs
- Correct Use of Preposition
- Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Uses of Articles (A, An, The)
- Active and Passive Voice
- Indefinite and Definite Articles: Definition and Examples
- Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
- Comparison of Adjectives & Adverbs: Examples, Sentences & Exercises
- Adjectives
- Irregular Verbs with Examples
- Modal Auxiliary Verb
- Use of Modal Verbs
- Compound Antecedents: Definition & Examples
- What is an Antecedent? Definition, Meaning & Examples
- What Are Collective Nouns?
- What Are Possessive Nouns? Examples, Definition & Types
Comprehensive English: Sentence Structure: Understanding Grammar
- Parts of Speech
- Degree of Comparison
- Difference Between Direct & Indirect Objects in Sentence Structure
- Gerunds: Are They Verbs? Are They Nouns?
- Conjunction vs. Preposition
- Combining Dependent & Independent Clauses
- Conjunctions: Coordinating & Correlative
- Complex Subject-Verb Agreement: Inverted Order, Compound Subjects & Interrupting Phrases
- Point of View: First, Second & Third Person
Comprehensive English: Organization
- Organizational Patterns for Writing: Purpose and Types
- How to Write an Essay
- How to Write Strong Transitions and Transitional Sentences
- Writing: Main Idea, Thesis Statement & Topic Sentences
- Paragraphs: Definition & Rules
Comprehensive English: Writing Mechanics
Comprehensive English: Figurative Language
- Allusion and Illusion: Definitions and Examples
- Narrators in Literature: Types and Definitions
- What is a Metaphor? Examples, Definition & Types
Comprehensive English: Writing Assessment Tools & Strategies
- Qualities of Good Assessments: Standardization, Practicality, Reliability & Validity
- Forms of Assessment
- Self-Assessment in Writing: Definition & Examples
- How to Set a Grading Rubric for Literary Essays
- Standard Score: Definition & Examples
- Raw Score: Definition & Explanation
- How to Create a Writing Portfolio
Comprehensive English: Effective Listening & Speaking
Comprehensive English: Developing Word Identification Skills
English: Class 6 : Honey Suckle
- The Banyan Tree
- Desert Animals
- A Game of Chance
- Fair Play
- Who I Am
- A Different Kind of School
- An Indian-American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
- How the Dog Found Himself a New Master
- Who Did Patrick’s Homework
English: Class 6 : Poem
English: Class 6 : A Pact with the sun
- A Strange Wrestling Match
- What Happened to the Reptiles
- A Pact with the Sun
- The Wonder Called Sleep
- The Monkey and the Crocodile
- Tansen
- The Old Clock Shop
- The Shepherd’s Treasure
- The Friendly Mongoose
- A Tale of Two Birds
English: Class 7 : Honeycomb
English: Class 7: Alien Hand
- An Alien Hand
- A Tiger in the House
- The Bear Story
- Chandni
- I Want Something in a Cage
- Golu Grows a Nose
- The Cop and the Anthem
- The Desert
- Bringing Up Kari
- The Tiny Teacher
English: Class 7: Poem
- Garden Snake
- Meadow Surprises
- Dad and the Cat and the Tree
- Mystery of the Talking Fan
- Trees
- Chivvy
- The Shed
- The Rebel
- The Squirrel
English: Class 8: Honey Dew
- The Great Stone Face II
- The Great Stone Face I
- A Short Monsoon Diary
- A Visit to Cambridge
- This is Jody’s Fawn
- The Summit Within
- Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
- Glimpses of the Past
- The Best Christmas Present in the World
English: Class 8: Poem
English: Class 8: It so happened
- Ancient Education System of India
- The Comet — II
- The Comet — I
- Jalebis
- The Open Window
- The Fight
- The Treasure Within
- The Selfish Giant
- Children At Work
English: Class 9: Beehive
- Kathmandu
- If I were You
- The Bond of Love
- Reach for the Top
- Packing
- My Childhood
- The Snake and the Mirror
- A Truly Beautiful Mind
- The Sound of Music
- The Fun They Had
English: Class 9: Poem
English: Class 9: Moments
- A House Is Not a Home
- The Last Leaf
- Weathering the Storm in Ersama
- The Happy Prince
- In the Kingdom of Fools
English: Class 10: First Flight
- The Proposal
- The Sermon at Banaras
- Madam Rides the Bus
- Mijbil the Otter
- Glimpses of India
- The Hundred Dresses - II
- The Hundred Dresses - I
- From the Diary of Anne Frank
- Two Stories about Flying
- Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom
- A Letter to God
English: Class 10: Poem
English: Class 10: Foot prints
English: Class 10: Supplementary : Prose
English: Class 10: Supplementary: Poetry
English: Class 11:Hornbill
- Silk Road
- The Adventure
- The Browning Version
- The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role
- Landscape of the Soul
- Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
- We’re Not Afraid to Die..if We Can All Be Together
- The Portrait of a Lady
English: Class 11: Supplementary
- The Tale of Melon City
- Birth
- The Ghat of the Only World
- Albert Einstein at School
- Ranga’s Marriage
- The Address
- The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
English: Class 11: Poem
- 2Ajamil and the Tigers
- Ode to a Nightingale
- Felling of the Banyan Tree
- Refugee Blues
- For Elkana
- Hawk Roosting
- Mother Tongue
- The World is too Much With Us
- Telephone Conversation
- Coming
- Let me Not to the Marriage of True Minds
- The Peacock
English: Class 12: Prose
- Going Places
- The Interview
- Poets and Pancakes
- Indigo
- The Rattrap
- Deep Water
- Lost Spring
- The Last Lesson
English: Class 12: Supplementary
Introduction
The use of prepositions in the Engpsh language is quite idiomatic. Even though there are a few guidepnes to follow, the majority of prepositional use is determined by fixed phrases. It is preferable to remember the phrase rather than the inspanidual preposition in these situations. So, do you know what a preposition is and how it is used in sentences? If not, don’t worry. In this tutorial, you will learn about prepositions as well as their uses in sentences. So, let’s get started.
Preposition
Prepositions are used to illustrate how two different parts of a sentence are connected to one another. If there were no such things as prepositions, sentences would just be made up of nouns and verbs with nothing to indicate their location or position.
The word "preposition," comes from the words "pre" and "position," meaning "location before." It is common practice to place a preposition ‘before’ a word, most often a noun phrase, noun, or pronoun to indicate the direction, time, place, location, or spatial connections, or to introduce an object.
Words pke at, to, on, in, and of are examples of prepositions.
The fact that prepositions belong to a "closed class" gives them a special position as part of speech and a more prominent place in the language. To put it another way, they belong to a small group of words that does not welcome newcomers into their exclusive club. In contrast, nouns, adjectives, and verbs are always open to the incorporation of new members into their respective groups.
Thus, prepositions serve as key markers to the structure of a sentence, indicating particular ties between people, places, and things, which is why they are so significant. As a result, we should think about how we use prepositions in phrases carefully.
Functions of Prepositions are as follows
Prepositions are used to show how other words in a phrase are connected to one another.
Many prepositions provide information about where something is located or when something occurred.
The majority of prepositions have several meanings, which means that their meaning may shift significantly depending on the situation in which they are used.
The several uses that preposition serves are put into different groups.
Prepositions of ‘Place’
The preposition of place refers to a certain location of something or someone.
at for a POINT
in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
on for a SURFACE
Prepositions over and above are used to refer to an object higher than a point.
Prepositions below, beneath, under, and underneath are used to refer to an object lower than a point
Example
I saw her at college.
The ball is on the table.
She is in the car.
The cat lays under the bed.
She is hiding underneath the table.
Prepositions of ‘Time’
at for a precise time
in for months, centuries, long periods, and months.
on for dates and days.
Prepositions pke since, from…until, by, during, for, from…to, with, and within are used to refer to extended time
Example
I will meet you at 10 am.
I was born in December 1992.
I am just going to bed for two hours.
We will meet on Friday.
I am not going to take you out until you finish your homework.
Flowers bloom during the spring season.
Prepositions of ‘Cause / Purpose’
These prepositions are used in our daily communication to tell others the cause of the event and the reason behind some action such as - for, to, due to, from, because.
Example
He succeeded for many reasons.
All trains have been cancelled because of the flood.
Unfortunately, you won’t succeed from hard work alone.
He is going to the office.
The plan for the movie was cancelled due to heavy rain.
Prepositions of ‘Agency’
These prepositions indicate that an action conducted on a noun is caused by another noun such as - by, with, without.
Example
She graduated with an honors degree.
Ramayana was written by Valmiki.
You can’t enter the examination hall without the hall ticket
He goes for a walk.
Prepositions of ‘Measure/ Value’
These prepositions indicate quantity or value such as - of and by.
Example
Prepositions of ‘Spatial Relationship’
Prepositions of spatial connections deal with "where" the sentence s subject is located or "where" the action is occurring.
To refer to a spatial relationship, following prepositions are used - above, across, against, ahead of, along, among, around, behind, below, beneath, besides, between, from, in front of, inside, near, off, out of, through, toward, under, and within.
Example
The cat is between two plant pots.
The cat is under the pot.
The cat is behind the pot.
The cat is sitting in front of the plant plot
The cat is next to the plant pot.
Write your name below the pne.
He sat beneath the tree.
The old lady is standing beside the shop.
Circle around the right option.
Prepositions of ‘Support/ Opposition’
These prepositions express support for a plan, or person and expresses opposition to a person, an idea, or an action such as - for and against.
Example
The students voted for Michel as their leader.
The pubpc was against the government.
Prepositions of ‘Directions’
These prepositions give readers a sense of place or location such as - close to, near to, above, below, over, up, down, under, towards, next, behind, etc.
Example
We saw a forest far below.
The dog is under the blue car.
I left my purse behind.
Her house is across from mine
I pve close to the bus station.
The cat jumped over the wall.
The hikers walked up the hill.
The ball rolled down the hill.
Conclusion
The tutorial concludes with the hope that the above explanation will help you to have an understanding of prepositions and their use in a sentence. Keep practicing as practice will enable you to master Engpsh grammatical skills.
FAQs
Qns 1. What are prepositions?
Ans. Prepositions are used to illustrate how two different parts of a sentence are connected to one another.
Qns 2. What are the functions of prepositions?
Ans. Firstly, prepositions are used to show how other words in a phrase are connected to one another. Secondly, many prepositions provide information about where something is located or when something occurred and thirdly, the majority of prepositions have several meanings, which means that their meaning may shift significantly depending on the situation in which they are used.
Qns 3. Mention a few groups of prepositions.
Ans. Preposition of place, time, measure, cause, direction, support or opposition, agency, and spatial relationship.
Qns 4. What do the prepositions of spatial relationship deal with?
Ans. Prepositions of spatial connections deal with "where" the sentence s subject is located or "where" the action is occurring.
Qns 5. What is the importance of prepositions in Engpsh grammar?
Ans. Prepositions are important because if there were no such things as prepositions, sentences would just be made up of nouns and verbs with nothing to indicate their location or position. They serve as key markers to the structure of a sentence, indicating particular ties between people, places, and things.