Grammar - Prepositions- Introduction

Prepositions  
 What is a preposition?
A
Preposition
is a word placed
before
 a noun or a pronoun
to show in what
 relation
 the person or thing denoted by it stand in regard to
something else 

Look at the following picture

There is a doll 

Where is the doll?

The doll is on the chair 

Here on is a preposition

It is placed before the noun phrase  the chair  to show the relation it has with the doll

It shows  the place  of the doll


look at the  following situation

He wakes up early in the morning.

When does he wake up?

He wakes up early in the morning.

Here in is a preposition


It is placed before the noun phrase  the morning  to show the relation it has with he



It shows  the time  he wakes up


The highlighted words  in the following sentences are

Prepositions 

 There is a boy at the gate.
 He leaves home in the morning.
 The horse jumped over the  fence.
The doll is on the table.
He stood by me whenever I was challenged.
I went to school with my mother.


Watch the following video



There are different kinds of prepositions

Simple prepositions

in  ,on, at ,under, up, down, near, far ,over ,above  
and many more

Compound  prepositions

across, around, beyond, amidst, outside , within 
and many others  

Phrase prepositions 

in front of, according to, in order to , along with because of, with reference to,  etc.

 Relations expressed by of prepositions

time

duration

place

direction

movement


 let's look at how different prepositions are used


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