PREPOSITIONS
A preposition is a word used before a pronoun to show their relation with the Subject of the Sentence.
Eg: The book is on the table.
- The word on shows the relation between the two nouns. boa' and 'table'.
Eg :Birds fly in the sky.
- The word in shows the relation between the two nouns
- "'birds' and 'Sky'
Eg: The cat is under the cot.
- The word under shows the relation between the two nouns 'cat' and 'cot.
- Kinds of Prepositions:
Prepositions are of five kinds. They
1. Simple Prepositions
2. Double Prepositions
4. Phrase Prepositions
3. Compound Prepositions
5. Participle Prepositions.
are :
Simple Prepositions:- One word prepositions like on, of, at, in, by, with, for, to, from and Since etc are called simple prepositions
Double Prepositions: When two simple prepositions are united
to form a Single preposition, it is called a double preposition. Eg:- into, upon, upto, within, without etc.