DefinitionPrepositions are the small functional words and their purpose is to join noun to other parts of speech, like; two nouns, noun to verb, noun to pronoun and noun to adjective.
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Preposition determines situation in a sentenceOther function of preposition is to determine the situation in the sentence as explained in the following; (italicized and underline words are prepositions)
You see by changing preposition whole situation of the sentence got changed. PrepositionsPrepositions are; at, in, by, for, on, under, to, up, of, off etc Types of prepositionThere are some major types of prepositions as follows;
Preposition indicating timePreposition of time, as the phrase indicates, is related to time. They are in, on and at. ExamplesAt is used with certain time, like;
On is used with days, like;
In is used with years
Preposition indicating placeWhenever any preposition indicates place it is called preposition of place, like; in, on, at. In is used for big places and at for confined places.
Preposition indicating directionWhen preposition is indicating any direction, like; to, towards, into etc, it is called preposition of direction.
Preposition indicating possessionThe prepositions like of and with etc also show possession, like ;
Preposition indicating purposeSome prepositions, like; for and of etc indicate purpose. See examples.
Phrasal prepositionsThere are many prepositions which are used as a phrase as explained in the following examples; (italicized and underline words are phrasal prepositions)
Compound prepositionsThere is difference between phrasal prepositions and compound prepositions. The phrase prepositions are the combination of words whereas compound preposition has either suffix or prefix attached to it, like;
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