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.