• These are generally placed before nouns or pronouns.
For example: She is living in Delhi.
Types of prepositions:-
1. Preposition of place:-
Example: I live at Kolkata in India.
2. Preposition of direction:-
Example: The dog ran towards the cat.
3. Preposition of transport:-
Example: I go to school by my bike.
4. Preposition of time:-
Example: I shall go to bed at 10 pm.
5. Preposition of source:-
Example: We bought these apples from the market.
6. Preposition of reason:-
Example: I am working hard for earning name and fame.
Some important distinctions:-
• by and with
eg. The cake was cut by Rahul (doer) with a knife (instrument).
• between- among
between (for two persons / things)
e.g. The property was divided between the two sons,
among (for more than two)
e.g. Sweets were distributed among children..
• beside - besides
beside (by the side of)
e.g. The king sat beside the queen.
besides (in addition to)
e.g. Besides a scooter, he owns a car.
• on-upon
on (fppor things at rest)
e.g. The cat sat on the table.
upon
e.g. The cat jumped upon the table
• in-into
in (for position)
e.g. He is in bed.
into (with verbs of motion)
e.g. He went into the room.
