PRESENTATION BY
Manoj Tripathi
ENGLISH
PREPOSITIONS
DEFINITION
A preposition is a word which shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun with another word in a sentence. The word preposition means ‘’that which is placed before’’
Eg. There are four eggs in the basket. The dog barks at the boy. I bought the pen for Rs 10. The Policeman is on duty. I was talking with my friend. The sky is above us.
KINDS OF PREPOSITION
• PREPOSITION OF PLACE
• PREPOSITION OF TIME
• PREPOSITION OF MOTION
PREPOSITION OF PLACE
• at, on, in
at - is used with a specific house, place of residence, building, a village or a small town. eg
at 57 Nehru Nagar
at Abohar
at Army School
at the Railway Station
on - is used to say that something is resting on/in contact with a surface, eg
He sits on the stool
The picture is hanging on the wall.