Preposition-1

USAGE OF PREPOSITIONS

A preposition is a word or set of words that denotes location (in , at), time (since, after, before), position (beside, on) and some other relationship between a noun or pronoun and other parts of the sentence.

Example- i) The plate is on the table.

                ii) She lives in India

TYPES OF PREPOSITION

There are six types of prepositions:

1.    Preposition of time

2.    Preposition of place

3.    Preposition of direction

4.    Preposition of agent

5.    Preposition of instrument

6.    Prepositional phrases

Usage-

1.    Interrogative sentences should acquire Prepositions at the End of the Clause

Example- I) At what you are looking?  (Incorrect)

                    What are you looking at? (Correct)

                II) Which school did you go to? (Correct)

2.    A verb placed immediately after a preposition should be used in gerund (-ing) form.

Example- i) Children are prone to make mischief. (Incorrect)

                ii) Children are prone to making mischief. (Correct)

3.    The preposition should be used at the end, when 'object' of the preposition is “That” (Relative pronoun)

Example-  This is the song that she is fond of. (Correct)

4.    While expressing “agents”, the preposition comes in the beginning. These are usually passive sentences.

Example- i) For whom was the instructions given? (agent- for)

    ii) By whom the Ramayana was written? (agent-by)

5.    While using an infinitive (to + verb) as an 'object' of the preposition, the preposition must be placed after the infinitive.

Example- i need a paper to write. (Incorrect)

                I need a paper to write on. (correct)

6.    The preposition like means "similar to" or "similarly to." It should be followed by an object of the preposition (noun, pronoun, noun phrase), not by a subject and verb.

Important : Avoid like when a verb is involved.

Example- i) You look like your Father does. (Incorrect)

                 You look like your Father (Correct)

7.    After a preposition, an objective case of pronoun must be preferred.

Example- i) John is looking at she. (Incorrect)

                John is looking at her. (Correct)

8.    Some adjectives like Prior, Prefer, Elder, Senior, Junior Superior...... etc do not take “than” while comparing two nouns, but these adjectives take ‘to’.

Example- She is senior than me in office. (Incorrect)

                  She is senior to me in service. (Correct)

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