Learn your basic English grammar
A preposition is a word or group of words used
before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place,
location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of
prepositions are words like in, at, on, of, under, between, opposite ,to and
many more ……..
There
are five different types of prepositions:
1.Simple
prepositions.
2.Double
prepositions.
3.Compound
prepositions.
4.Participle
prepositions.
6.Phrase
prepositions.
Simple prepositions
He
sat on the chair.
There
is some milk in the fridge.
She
was hiding under the table.
The
cat jumped off the counter.
He
drove over the bridge.
She
lost her ring at the beach.
The
book belongs to Anthony.
They
were sitting by the tree.
Double preposition
A
double preposition is a word that is made by the combination of two simple
prepositions made into one word to make a whole new word. It connects two
prepositional words in a sentence to connect nouns, pronouns, and the phrase.
Example
of double preposition
Into,
according to, in front of, from behind, inside, out of, outside, next to, from beneath, without, due to because
of etc.
Due
to
He
worked out five sums out of ten.
A
cat jumped into the water.
Success
is impossible without his support.
Covid
19 Pandemic calculations are wrong according to WHO
reports.
A
simple preposition is a one-word preposition. ... A compound preposition
functions as a single preposition. It consists of two words such as according
to, because of, different from, due to, and instead of. Examples of three-word
compound prepositions are as far as, in addition to, in front of, and in spite
of.
Compound prepositions.
What
is compound preposition with example?
Compound
Prepositions: Compound prepositions are those prepositions that are made by
prefixing the preposition to a noun, an adjective or an adverb. Say for
example, amongst, amidst, above, around, along, across, about, below, beneath,
beside, between, beyond, outside, within, without.
A
compound preposition functions as a single preposition. It consists of two
words such as according to, because of, different from, due to, and instead of.
Examples of three-word compound prepositions are as far as, in addition to, in
front of, and in spite of. There is no much difference between compound and
double prepositions in the formation words.
Two-word compound prepositions:
1.According
to his mother, he often talked in his
sleep.
2.As
of next week, all of you will eat less to lose weight.
3.
face was perfect aside from that one hairy mole.
4.The
bucks fought hard and it’s all because of a doe.
5.We
waste a lot of time arguing instead of agreeing.
6.The
detective didn’t know he was sitting next to a wanted man.
7.Sometimes
my grandfather cuts pictures out of my magazines.
Three-word compound prepositions:
1.The
explosion could be heard as far as five kilometers away.
2.We
keep five dogs in addition to two cats.
3.It’s
his habit to doze off in front of the television.
4.They
continued with their search and rescue mission in spite of the bad weather.
5.He
can’t sing any more on account of his failing health.
The
villagers carried pails of water on top of their heads.
Participle prepositions
Participial
prepositions or participle prepositions are participles (gerund forms -ing' or
-ed forms). Participial prepositions include: excluding, following,
notwithstanding, pending, considering, during, regarding, including, etc. All
these participles can function as 'participle prepositions'.
Adding
-ing to the base form of a verb creates the present participle. For example,
eat is the base form of the verb to eat. ... Other examples of present
participles include swimming, laughing, and playing. The present participle can
function as an adjective and modify nouns in sentences.
Participle prepositions examples:
1.
I am working during the night and I am exhausted.
2.
The laws were not in their favour, notwithstanding they decided to pursue the
case.
3.
Following our disagreement, we shall go ahead with the plans to build a new
office.
phrasal prepositions
A
phrasal preposition is a simple preposition preceded by a word from another
category, such as an adverb, adjective, or conjunction. Examples: According to,
Aside from, Next to, Ahead of, Because of, Out of, Along with, But for, Prior
to, Apart from, Contrary to, Thanks to, As for, Except for, Up to, As to,
Instead of.
1.They
told me that in addition to all the work
done I also needed to finish the project.
2.Rafael
Nadal is playing tennis very well, he’s surely on
top of his game at the moment.
3.As
opposed to seeking advice from your sister,
why don’t you talk to your close friend Sandy?
4.
I was speaking in reference to the prevailing Pandemic Corvid 19 issues.