preposition
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Preposition
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Nageswar Rao. A
English Teacher
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K.V. Madhusudan
Resource Person (English)
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PREPOSITION
THE ‘PREPOSITION IS A WORD USED BEFORE THE OBJECT (NOUN /PRONOUN /NOUN PHRASE THAT COMES AFTER THE VERB) TO SHOW ITS RELATION WITH THE SUBJECT OR ANY OTHER WORD IN A SENTENCE.
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KINDS OF PREPOSITIONS.
SIMPLE PREPOSITIONS.
COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS.
PHRASAL PREPOSITIONS.
PARTICIPIAL OR DISGUISED PREPOSITIONS.
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1. SIMPLE PREPOSITION.
THE WORDS IN SINGLE SUCH AS IN; ON; OF; FOR; AT; WITH; BY ETC. ARE GENERALLY USED AS SIMPLE PREPOSITIONS.
A. THE BOOK IS ON THE TABLE.
B. THE BIRDS ARE FLYING IN THE SKY.
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2. COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS.
COMPOUND WORDS SUCH AS ABOUT; ABOVE; AHEAD; ACROSS; BESIDE; BELOW; BETWEEN ETC. WHICH ARE FORMED WITH ‘A’ OR ‘BE’ AS PREFIX ARE CALLED COMPOUND PREPOSITION.
A. I always talk about you.
B. There is a difference between the twins.
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3. PHRASAL PREPOSITION.
GROUP OF WORDS (PHRASES) CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE PREPOSITION SUCH AS IN SPITE OF; AHEAD OF; IN ADDITION TO; INVIEW OF; IN RESPONSE TO; WITH A VIEW TO ETC. ARE USED AS PHRASAL PREPOSITION.A. IN SPITE OF HIS EFFORTS, HE COULD
NOT QUALIFY.B, THE SCHOOL REMAINED CLOSED ON
ACCOUNT OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.C. I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH A VIEW TO
GETTING A HUGE RESPONSE FROM THE AUDIENCE.
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4. PARTICIPIAL PREPOSITIONS.SOME TIMES PRESENT PARTICIPLES (-ING FORM WORDS) SUCH AS DURING; EXCEPTING; SAVING ARE ALSO USED AS PREPOSITIONS.
A. COMPLETE YOUR PROJECT WORK DURING THE HOLIDAYS. B. EVERY ONE EXCEPTING RAMA HAD DONE THE HOME WORK.C. SAVING MY PROBLEM, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. (SAVING MEANS ‘EXCEPTING)
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