Prepositions and it's Types.

Prepositions

A preposition is a word that is used with a noun or pronoun and connects it with the other words in a sentence. It shows the relationship between these words.

For  Example 

😺The cat is under the table.        👉Position

🚌The bus leaves at 10:00 a.m.   👉 Time

🕓The clock is on the wall.           👉Place

#Types of prepositions

1 Preposition of time

2 Preposition of a place

3 Preposition for direction.

4 Preposition for agent

5 Preposition for instrument

6 Prepositional phrases

Let use learn this in detail 😃

⭐Preposition of Time➡️

Preposition of time includes in, on, at etc. It is used before a month, a year particular time of day or a century.

For example, 

💁Gandhiji was born in October in 1869.

💁He used to get up early in the morning.

💁He was shoot dead in 20th century.

✍️On is used before day, date or a particular day

Example. 

💁 Gandhiji was born on 2nd October. He was a shoot dead on a Friday. We remember him on the Martyrs Day.

✍️At is it used full time of clock and point out precise time.

Example

💁 The school begins at 9:00.

💁Where were you at departure time?

⭐Preposition of place

The common preposition of place are in ,on and at

✍️In is usually used before places which have some boundary - Physical or virtual

Example

💁The teacher is in the classroom.

💁 Living conditions are good in Canada.

✍️On is used before surfaces.

Example. 

💁 There is a mark on your shirt.

💁 The clock is on the wall.

✍️At is used before specific places

Example 

💁We arrived early at the airport.

💁 My sister will be at home all morning.

   

⭐Preposition for directions. 

Prepositions like to, towards, through, into are used to indicate the direction.

     Example

💁 The apple fell to the ground.

💁 The boy jumped into the river.

💁She had her back towards me.

     

⭐Prepositions for agent.  

The most common prepositions used for an agent in a sentence are By and With

     Example

💁 Ramayana is written by Valmiki.

💁The bag was stuffed with dirty clothes.

⭐ Preposition for instrument 

Different prepositions like on ,by and with are used before different instruments and machines.

Example

💁She comes by bus daily.

💁May I finish my homework on your computer?

💁She opened the locked door with an old key.

⭐Prepositional phrases

Like adjectives and adverbs, Prepositional phrases provide more information about the nouns and verbs in sentences.

Example

💁He arrived in time .

💁Is she really going out with that guy ?

 

Collocation

Some prepositions are always used with certain words. There are are no rules to explain such a special combination. However, this combination is called as collocation.

Uses of Preposition

On and Upon 

⬛ On is used to donate a thing in resting position

⬛ Upon is used to denote things in motion

For example,

I have kept the book on the table .

The dog pounced upon the mouse.

Between and among

⬛ Between is used to denote something shared by two.

⬛ Among is used to indicate distribution where recipients are more than two.

For example

Arjun stood between John and Oliver.

Mother distributed chocolates among her kids.

Beside and Besides

⬛ Beside means by the side of

⬛ Besides means in addition to.

For example

I place my dream journal beside my bed every night.

She had two dogs besides three cats.

For and since

⬛ For is used to indicate a period of time.

⬛ Since is used to denote point of time.

For example,

I will be there for around 2 months.

He has not eaten since 7o'clock. 

What are Pronouns?

A pronoun is used to avoid the repetition of a noun or noun phrases.

For example:

1. Ravi arrived late. He had high fever.

2. I wrote to my sister Ekta what she should do.

In these sentences he ,I and she are Pronouns.

He is used for Ravi ,She is used for Ekta. 

👉 Kinds of Pronouns:

💁 Personal Pronouns :

Pronouns that are used for persons are things are called Personal Pronouns. For example: I ,we, you, he ,she, it ,they, him, her, us, them, etc.

💁 Relative Pronouns:

Relative Pronouns are those Pronouns which relate to nouns which have gone before. For example: who ,which ,that, what ,whoever, whatever , whom.

💁 Interrogative Pronouns :

Interrogative Pronouns are those Pronouns which ask some questions For Example: who, which, what, when.

💁 Demonstrative Pronouns: 

These are those Pronouns which point out the object or objects for which they are used. For example: This, That ,These, Those.

💁 Reflexive Pronouns :

Reflexive Pronouns are those pronouns which refer to the action returning to the doer. For example: myself, ourselves, yourself, himself ,herself, itself, themselves.

💁 Emphasising Pronouns:

Emphasising Pronouns are the Pronouns which lay emphasis. For example myself ourselves etc.

💁  Possessive Pronouns:

Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone. The possessive pronouns are my, our, your, his, her, its, and their. There's also an “independent” form of each of these pronouns: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs.

💁  Indefinite Pronouns:

 Indefinite pronouns do not refer to a specific person, place, or thing. In English, there is a particular group of indefinite pronouns formed with a quantifier or distributive preceeded by any, some, every and no.