Question

tell some notes for prepositions

Answer 1

Answer:

A preposition shows the relationship between a word in the sentence and the word that is the object of the preposition. Preposition is known as “the biggest little words” in English because of its important functions.

Rules of Preposition

• Rule 1 A preposition cannot be followed by a verb. Verb placed immediately after preposition must be in gerund form.

Examples (a) He prevented me from drinking hot water.

(b) He insists on trying once again.

• Rule 2 When ‘object’ of the preposition is an Interrogative Pronoun What, Who, Whom, Which, Where etc., the preposition usually takes end or front position.

Examples (a) May I know who were you talking to?

(b) What are you thinking of?

It used to be thought as ungrammatical, to end a sentence with a preposition, but it is now well accepted.

• Rule 3 When ‘object’ of the preposition is a relative Pronoun ‘that’, the preposition takes end position.

Examples (a) Here is the magazine that you asked for.

(b) This is the dish that she is fond of.

• Rule 4 When the ‘object’ of the preposition is infinitive (to + verb), preposition is placed after infinitive.

Examples (a) This is a good hotel to stay at.

(b) I need a pencil to write with.

• Rule 5. In some sentences, preposition is attached with the verb.

Examples (a) I hate being laughed at.

(b) This I insist on.

• Rule 6. In interrogative sentences preposition comes in the beginning.

Examples (a) By which train did you come?

(b) For whom was instructions given?