Prepositions Notes-1 [Level-7]
Definition and types of prepositions
Definition:
Word placed before a noun (which is known as object of the preposition) to show its relation with another noun (subject) in the sentence.
Types of prepositions:
Preposition of PLACE – indicates place and position
Preposition of TIME – indicates duration and specific time
Preposition of DIRECTION – indicates movement and direction
Phrase prepositions:
Group of words used as a single preposition.
Examples:
List of phrase prepositions:
In addition to
According to
On account of
Owing to
In order to
In front of
In case of
By means of
By reason of
Away from
With an eye to
In favour of
Along with
On behalf of
Because of
For the sake of
In comparison to
In place of
Instead of
In lieu of
In accordance to
Sentence examples:
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