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Preposition:

"Prepositions are Words that show the relationship between a Noun or Pronoun and some other word or element in the rest of the sentence".

Prepositions are important words. We use individual Prepositions more frequently than other individual words. Many Prepositions have more than one meaning.

Groups of the Prepositions:

There are three groups of the (common) Prepositions:

a) Prepositions of Place, Position and Direction.
b) Prepositions of Time.
c) Prepositions for Other relationships.

Prepositions of Place:

above
across
along
among
at
away from
behind
below
beside
between

Prepositions of Position:

beyond
by
down
from
in
in front of
inside
into
near
off

Prepositions of Direction:

on
opposite
out (of)
outside
over
around
through
to
towards
under
up

Prepositions of Time:

after
before
at
by
for
during
from
in

Prepositions for Other Relationships:

except
as
like
about
with
without
by
for

Some General Rules regarding Prepositions:

It is permissible to end a sentence with a Preposition.
A Preposition is followed by a Noun.
A Preposition is never followed by a Verb.
It is permissible to begin a sentence with a Preposition, or a Prepositional Phrase, but be very careful when you do so.
A Prepositional Phrase always begins with a Preposition and ends with a Noun or Pronoun called the 'Object of the Preposition'.
The subject of the sentence can never be part of a Prepositional Phrase.
A Verb can never be a part of a Prepositional Phrase.
If we follow with a Verb, we must use the "-ing " form which is really a Verb in Noun form.
 
For using this pattern or sequence:  'subject + verb + preposition + noun'

Examples:

1. This copy is ON the table.
2. The food is ON the table.
3. We are looking FOR you.
3. He lives IN Germany.
5. He held the pencil OVER the desk.

Prepositions of Time / Place (will use At , In , On )

'At' will use for a Precise Time
'In' will use for Months, Years, Centuries and Long Periods
'On' will use for Days and Date
Examples: 

at 4:30 a.m, at noon, at the moment, at lunch time
in March, in the summer, in the future, in 2013, in the morning
on Monday, on 6th May, on your birthday, on New Year, on Friday morning

Use some Prepositions in following sentences:

1. for two days, for two hours, for an hour
2. during the war, during my stay, during the movie
3. from Monday to Friday, from 6 to 8
4. between Monday and Friday, between 2012 and 2013
5. till or until Sunday 4 o'clock, till or until Tuesday 7:30 o'clock
6. by next month, by Friday, by tomorrow
7. across the road, across the river, across the street
8. into the car, into the public room
 
Note: You simply have to be careful when 'starting a sentence with a Preposition', that the sentence does not become fragmented as a result.
 
Here is an example with the Preposition UP.

We ran UP the hill. Correct 
UP the hill we ran. Incorrect:

Here is an example with the Preposition OVER.

The rabbit jumped OVER the log. Correct 
OVER the log the rabbit jumped. Incorrect:

Here is an example with the Preposition ABOARD.

We got ABOARD the train to ride down to Delhi. Correct 
ABOARD the train we got to ride down to Delhi. Incorrect:


 

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