Parts of Speech Prepositions

1. PREPOSITIONS
Parts of Speech

2. What are prepositions?
A preposition is a word which shows the relationship
between a noun or a pronoun with other words in a sentence
which can either be a verb, a noun or an adjective.
The word preposition means placing before. So a preposition
word is placed before a noun or a pronoun
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3. Prepositions
Examples:
 He sat on the chair.
 They were lying under the tree.
 He drove over the bridge.
 He swam across the river.
 She is in the class.
 The party is at their residence.
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4. Prepositions
All prepositions shows different relationship with the noun or the
pronoun, so we have to be very careful while using them.
For Example :
The boys were playing under the tree.
The boys were playing by the tree.
The boys were playing near the tree.
The boys were playing beside the tree.
In the given examples, the words under, by, near and beside show
different relationship of the tree with the playing of the boys.
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5. Prepositions
Object of Preposition: The noun or pronoun before which the
preposition is placed is known as the object of preposition.
For Example : They are playing in the park.
She sat far away from me.
In the given examples, the words park and me are the object of prepositions.
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6. Prepositions
Group Prepositions/Prepositional phrase:
In addition to single word prepositions like on, over, after, etc.
some groups of words can also function as prepositions. Some
important group prepositions commonly used are : in front of,
in spite of, for the sake of, as a result of, in case of, on account
of, because of, away from, in addition of, on behalf of etc.
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7. Kinds of Prepositions
Three Main Kinds of Prepositions

8. Prepositions of
Time
Prepositions used for indicating time.
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9. ✔ For long periods of time
✔ In MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES,
SEASONS
 I was born in 1983
 The pool is closed in winter
 He was famous in the 1980’s
Use of “in”
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10. ✔ at for a PRECISE TIME or clocked
time
✔ At is used with noon, night,
midnight, and with the time of day
✔ With festivals
✔ In certain fixed expressions which
refer to specific points in time
Use of “at”
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 My train leaves at 10:30.
 We left at midnight
 He doesn’t like driving at night
 I’ll go shopping at lunchtime
 Are you going home at
Christmas/Easter?
 She’s working at the moment

11. ✔ With days of the week, and parts of
days of the week
✔ Used for DAYS and DATES
✔ With special days
Use of “on”
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 The interview is on 29th of April.
 She was born on Valentine’s Day
 I have exam on my birthday
 She will buy the car on Thursday

12. ✔“Since” is used with an event that happens at some time or
continuously after another time or event: “She has not watched a movie
since last month.” “They have been producing noodles since the war.”
✔“For” is used with particular durations: “Our president will be abroad
for three weeks [not for long, for most of next month].”
✔“By” is used with an act completed or to be completed by a certain
time: “She expects to finish writing the book by April [by then, by the
second quarter].”
✔“From...to” is used to refer to the beginning and end of an activity or
event: “The weather was stormy from Wednesday to Friday.”
Prepositions of Extended Time
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13. ✔“From...until” is used to refer to the beginning of one period to the
beginning of another: “Our sales rose continuously from Christmas until
right before Holy Week.”
✔“During” is used to refer to a period of time in which an event happens
or an activity is done: “She had coffeeduring the morning break.”
✔“Between” is used to refer to an action taking place between the
beginning and the end of a period: “You must get the job done between
now and Friday.”
Prepositions of Extended Time
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14. ✔“Within” is used to refer to an action that must take place or be
completed within a given period: “You must get the job done within the
week.”
✔“Beyond” is used to refer to a period of time after a particular event
has taken place or a particular time has elapsed: “Beyond the mid-1990s
all of our offices had shifted to word processors.”
Prepositions of Extended Time
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Prepositions of
Place
Prepositions used for indicating place and location.

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✔ Used for enclosed spaces
✔ Names of specific land areas
✔ Bodies of water
✔ Lines
✔ Transportation (small size)
✔ paper
 They are meeting in the secret room.
 She lives in Laguna
 Throw that in the ocean
 Please fall in line.
 Sarah, get in the car!
 Put that in writing.

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✔ Used to indicate points to a
location
✔ Specific address
 Meet me at the crossroads.
 She is at the supermarket.
 Andy is waiting at the lobby.
 She lives at #45 Blue Ribbon St.
Glendale, CA

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✔ Names of streets, roads,
avenues, boulevards
✔ Used for surfaces
✔ Transportation (big/mass
transpo)
 Aileen lives on Archery St.
 The lizard is on the ceiling,
 The dog lies on the floor
 Please hang the painting on the wall.
 She is riding on a train.

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Prepositions of
Motion and Direction
Prepositions used for indicating motion and
direction.

20. Use of “into”
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 to convey the idea of
simple movement
 She is walking into the
room.
 The fireman moved into
the burning building.

21. Use of “to”
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 signifies orientation toward a goal, a specific
destination
 conveys the idea of movement in the direction
of that goal:
 The troops returned to their base.”

22. Use of “towards”
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 works as a directional preposition
 She is walking towards the gate. (but the destination is
not really the gate, only the direction was described)

23. Thanks!
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