Preposition

     
 

PREPOSITION

 
     
  Preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object.  
     
     
     
 
1.1    PREPOSTION OF LOCATION
 
     
 

We use prepositions of location to show us where an object is which are as below:

On, above, beneath, under, underneath, out, in front of, at the back of, behind, in, inside, outside, in the centre of, in the middle of, down, up, beside, near, at, between, among, below.

For example:

- After weeks at sea, it was wonderful to feel firm ground beneath our feet once more.

- Standing between the two adults was a small child.

- As hard as she tried, she always fell behind the other swimmers in the races.

 
     
     
     
 
1.2    PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION
 
     
 

We use preposition of direction to show us where an object is moving which are as below:

To, from, over, into, out of, round, up, down, through, towards, upwards, downwards, across.

For example:

- He struggled through the crowd till he reached the front.

- She held the umbrella over both of us.

- She kept glancing towards the phone.