Introduction to Prepositions in English Communication
This text provides an overview of prepositions in English grammar, categorizing them into simple, compound, and phrase prepositions. It explains their definitions and examples, including special cases. The content discusses how prepositions relate nouns and pronouns to other parts of a sentence, enhancing understanding and clarity in communication.
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English for Effective Communication II Department of English Code : 20UCN2LE2 R.M. Kavitha Assistant Professor of English Jamal Mohamed College Trichy- 20 THE PREPOSITION
DEFINITION A word or group of words used before a noun or pronoun to relate it grammatically or semantically to some other constituent of a sentence Preposition are of three kinds: 1. Simple prepositions 2. Compound prepositions 3. Phrase prepositions
Simple prepositions Example: At, by, from, in, of, off, on, out Through, till , to, up, with, etc.
Compound prepositions Example: About ,above, across, along, amidst, Among, amongst, around, before, behind, Below, beneath, beside, beyond, inside, Outside, underneath, within, without, etc.
Phrase prepositions According to, because of, in accordance with, In addition to, in order to, for the sake of, by means of, along with, away from, on account of with reference to , with regard to, inspite of, Infront of, in course of, in favour of, by way of, On behalf of, instead of, etc.
SPECIAL PREPOSITIONS 1)In the following sentences the a is a weakened form of the Preposition in I meet him once a weak. The office is a building. 2)As rule but isConjunction. When used as a preposition but means except , with the exception of
