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What is a Preposition?

A preposition is a word, which is used to indicate different relations, such as place, time, method, manner, reason and purpose, possession, direction and motion. It isplaced before a noun or a pronoun. The most common examples of prepositions in grammar are on, in, beside, etc. These words show location. Prepositions are often used to indicate location in the physicalworld.

What is a Prepositional Phrase?

We also make use of prepositional phrases. According to rules of English grammar, the structure of a prepositional phrase is a preposition followed byoptional modifiers and either nouns, pronouns or gerund. Some of the examples of prepositional phrases in a sentence are:
1. "At school she enjoys herself a lot." In this sentence 'at' is thepreposition and 'school' is a noun.
2. "According to us, she was a very helpful person". 'According to' is a preposition and 'us' is a pronoun.
3. "By chewing tobacco over the years, he became a preyto cancer". In this example 'by' is a preposition and 'chewing' is a gerund.
4. "Under the stove, there is a plate." In this sentence 'under' is the preposition, 'the' is a modifier and 'stove'is a noun.
Examples of Preposition Words
We have seen what is a preposition, what is a prepositional phrase, as well as examples of prepositional phrase. Now we will see the examples of prepositions.Preposition | Examples |
About | I will tell you a story about a lion. |
Above | The plane flies above the clouds. |
Across | They walked across the field. |
After | After lunch, I shallcomplete the remaining task. |
Against | I helped her going against the wishes of my loved ones. |
Along | All along the way, she did not speak a word. |
Among | The profit was shared among theshareholders. |
Around | Due to the snow, we turned around to return home. |
At | The land is at war with its neighbor. |
Before | She had decided to quit before Christmas, but changed her plan....