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"RELATIONSHIP IS SHOWN BY PREPOSITION" |
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Preposition is a word, which shows relationships / position between two objects / words and is placed before Noun, Pronoun OR Noun Phrases. Proposition is a word with a Noun / Pronoun to tell – What, Where, When and How.
Example:
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The book is on the table. |
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Note : Here “On” shows the relationship between the book and table. |
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The school is near the temple. |
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Note : Here “near” shows the relationship between the school and temple. |
SIMPLE PREPOSITION:
Simple Proposition are - on, the, in , near, under, behind , between, about , above, without, across, after, against, along, around, at, down, during, for , from, into, like, inside, of, since, than, with, within, towards, till, outside, up, underneath, over etc.
PHRASE PREPOSITION: (Group Of Words )
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According to |
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By virtue of |
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Along with |
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By way of |
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About-from |
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Except for |
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As for |
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In case of |
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Because of |
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In addition to |
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But for |
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In favour of |
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By means of |
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Instead of |
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With reference to |
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In spite of |
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Kinds of Prepositions |
(1) |
Prepositions of Time (at, in, by, for, since, on) |
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Prepositions of Position |
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Prepositions of Direction |
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