PREPOSITIONS

Definition Of Preposition:

A preposition is a word which is usually placed before a noun or pronoun to show the latter’s relation to some word in the sentence.

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By definition, a preposition is placed before a word (“prepositioned”) to indicate the word’s meaning within the context of the sentence

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Some Common Prepositions:

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Position

As its name tells us, a preposition is normally ‘placed before’ a noun phrase or some other element. The preposition + noun phrase together form a PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE.

Position of prepositions in different kinds of sentence:

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In the first example shows the preposition at the end of the sentence, and the second example shows the preposition in its usual position, at the front of its noun phrase.

Prepositional Adverb

Many word forms which are prepositions are also adverbs. These adverbs are called Prepositional Adverbs. Most of them are adverbs of place.

Some Common Prepositional Adverbs:

Prepositions are usually in front of a noun phrase, whereas prepositional adverbs usually stand alone, without a following noun phrase.

Prepositional adverbs are always stressed. Prepositions are frequently unstressed.

Prepositional Verb

We use the term prepositional verb for an IDIOM made up of verb + preposition.

The verb and preposition express a single idea.

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The verb and preposition are often together at the end of a sentence

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Kinds of Prepositions