Question

what are prepositions ?​

Answer 1

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A prepositions is a word placed before a Noun and pronoun to show it's relation to some other words in the sentences as:-

• He works hard in the hope of standing first.
• The loss of her son kept preying upon her mind.

The pronoun or Noun before which a preposition is placed is it's object. It is in the objective case and is said to be governed by preposition as:-

• This pen is for him ( not he )
• He has no belief in me. (not I )
• we waited for them. (not they )

KINDS OF PREPOSITION

1. Simple preposition

2. Compound preposition

3. Double preposition

4. Participal preposition

5. Phrasal preposition

Teddy :D

Answer 2

Answer:

a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in ‘the man on the platform’, ‘she arrived after dinner’, ‘what did you do it for ?’.