preposition

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Preposition

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Nageswar Rao. A

English Teacher

Courtesy

K.V. Madhusudan

Resource Person (English)

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PREPOSITION

THE ‘PREPOSITION IS A WORD USED BEFORE THE OBJECT (NOUN /PRONOUN /NOUN PHRASE THAT COMES AFTER THE VERB) TO SHOW ITS RELATION WITH THE SUBJECT OR ANY OTHER WORD IN A SENTENCE.

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KINDS OF PREPOSITIONS.

SIMPLE PREPOSITIONS.

COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS.

PHRASAL PREPOSITIONS.

PARTICIPIAL OR DISGUISED PREPOSITIONS.

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1. SIMPLE PREPOSITION.

THE WORDS IN SINGLE SUCH AS IN; ON; OF; FOR; AT; WITH; BY ETC. ARE GENERALLY USED AS SIMPLE PREPOSITIONS.

A. THE BOOK IS ON THE TABLE.

B. THE BIRDS ARE FLYING IN THE SKY.

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2. COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS.

COMPOUND WORDS SUCH AS ABOUT; ABOVE; AHEAD; ACROSS; BESIDE; BELOW; BETWEEN ETC. WHICH ARE FORMED WITH ‘A’ OR ‘BE’ AS PREFIX ARE CALLED COMPOUND PREPOSITION.

A. I always talk about you.

B. There is a difference between the twins.

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3. PHRASAL PREPOSITION.

GROUP OF WORDS (PHRASES) CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE PREPOSITION SUCH AS IN SPITE OF; AHEAD OF; IN ADDITION TO; INVIEW OF; IN RESPONSE TO; WITH A VIEW TO ETC. ARE USED AS PHRASAL PREPOSITION.A. IN SPITE OF HIS EFFORTS, HE COULD

NOT QUALIFY.B, THE SCHOOL REMAINED CLOSED ON

ACCOUNT OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.C. I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH A VIEW TO

GETTING A HUGE RESPONSE FROM THE AUDIENCE.

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4. PARTICIPIAL PREPOSITIONS.SOME TIMES PRESENT PARTICIPLES (-ING FORM WORDS) SUCH AS DURING; EXCEPTING; SAVING ARE ALSO USED AS PREPOSITIONS.

A. COMPLETE YOUR PROJECT WORK DURING THE HOLIDAYS. B. EVERY ONE EXCEPTING RAMA HAD DONE THE HOME WORK.C. SAVING MY PROBLEM, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. (SAVING MEANS ‘EXCEPTING)

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