Prepositions

Prepositions

1. A preposition is a word that sits before a noun to show its relationship to another word in a sentence. By 'noun' we mean noun, proper noun, pronoun, noun group and gerund.

   • Participle Prepositions: Participles used as prepositions. Participles are verbs ending in 'ed' or 'ing.'
     • E.g. following, concerning, assuming, provided, considered, during.
   • Compound prepositions: Two prepositions working as one however they are not joined together.
     • E.g. Because of, ahead of, next to, prior to, far from.
   • Simple prepositions: One short or little word that is simple and easy to understand.
     • E.g. at, on, in, under, for, down, with, of.
   • Double prepositions: Two prepositions joined to make a new preposition.
     • E.g. outside, onto, infront, upon, throughout, within.
   • For example in the sentence: "The cat jumped over the couch." The cat (noun) jumped OVER (preposition) the couch.
   • Time: Used for the time/occurance of something in a sentence.
     • E.g. "He was born in 1945." "She got home after MIDNIGHT."
   • Place: Used for different places/locations in a sentence.
     • E.g. "She lives at the end of the STREET." "The books are on the TABLE."
   • Direction: Used to describe the direction of something in a sentence.
     • E.g. "She jumped INTO the pool." "She ran TOWARD him."
   • Agent: Used for something which is the cause of something else in the sentence.
     • E.g. "The work was completed by the boy." (The boy was the cause for the work being completed)
   • Prepositional phrase: A combination of a verb and a prepositions. It is a verb followed directly by a preposition.
     • E.g. "He knocks at the door." "I will wait for her."