Preposition

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     Used to show time, location, space and direction

Preposition of time


Preposition of location


Preposition of motion and direction

  •     Example : above, about, beside, along, around, beyond, except, inside, into, near, since, towards, beneath and etc  
A preposition comes before a noun and before pronoun (him, her, which, them, etc)

   

The words after a preposition said to be “object of the preposition” 

          Example :

           
       1) The internet is for research.
         
The preposition “for” shows the relationship between “internet” and “research” 

         
        2) The cat ran under the car.


    The words “the car” are the object of the preposition “under”

           
        3) It is her behavior I will not put up with.
         
This example ends in two preposition : “up” and “with”.   

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