Question

Define of kinds of preposition

Answer 1

Preposition is one of the important parts of speech of English grammar. It is very essential while making a sentence as it provide additional and necessary details. Prepositions in English are words giving information to the readers such as where something takes place, when something takes place, why something takes place, general descriptive information, etc. Prepositions work in groups of words (also called prepositional phrases) and do not stand alone.

Simple prepositions are used in the simple sentences. Some of the simple prepositions are in, on, at, to, from, with, by, about, over, under, off, of, for, etc.

For example:

I am not going over the bridge.

She is waiting in the park.

Dad is going to the market

Compound prepositions are used to join two nouns, pronouns or phrases. Some of the compound prepositions are about, across, among, beside, before, above, along, inside, between, around, behind, below, beneath, etc.

For example:

My city is located between two mountains.

I will finish the lunch before her.

I want to know about him.

Prepositional phrases are groups of words having prepositions indicating relationships among various elements in the sentence. Some of the phrase prepositions are according to, an account of, in spite of, in front of, for the sake of, in order to, by means of, with reference to, in addition to, due to, etc.

For example:

I returned home due to condolence in the college.

According to me, there were three mango trees in the garden.

I work hard in order to maintain my position in the class.

A participle preposition is a participle (like an, ed, or ing verb) which acts as a preposition such as assuming, considering, barring, given, concerning, notwithstanding, pending, during, regarding, respected, provided, etc.

For example:

I get sick during summer season.

I would like to speech regarding healthy food.

My project work is still pending.

I think I can pass the exam easily considering my hard work.

Double prepositions are words having two prepositions (joined together to make a whole new one) such as into, onto, outside of, out of, within, from behind, because of, etc.

For example:

We need to solve three questions out of

We won the game just because of

I need to complete my project within four days

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