Preposition
Preposition is a word which come before a noun (a pronoun)
to show the noun’s (or the pronoun’s) relationship to another word in the
sentence. (The word preposition comes from the idea of being positioned before.
It is not true to say that a preposition always precedes a noun or a pronoun,
but it does most of the time).
The most common prepositions are:
about, above, across, after, against,
along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond,
but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near,
of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, since, throughout, till, to, toward,
under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, and without.
Preposition sits before a noun
to show the noun’s relationship to another word in the sentence.
For example:
·
It is a
container for butter.
(the preposition for shows the relationship between butter and container).
·
The eagle
soared above the clouds.
(the preposition above shoes the relationship between clouds and soared).
A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or
logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence,
For example:
·
The mobile is
on the table.
·
The chair is
beside the table
·
She sing the
song during class.
In each of the preceding sentences, a preposition locates
the noun “mobile” in space or in time.
Preposition are classified as simple or compound.
Simple prepositions is typical of preposition which more
simple between the other typical of preposition. Simple preposition are single
word prepositions,These are all showed above.
For example:
·
The mobile is
on the table.
Compound prepositions
Compound preposition are preposition (which are words
that indicate relationships between nouns, pronouns and other words in a
sentence) made up of more than one word. In
between and because of are
prepositions made up of two words. They are also known as complex prepositions
and include words such as on behalf of and because of.
For example:
·
My room is in
between kitchen and toilet.
·
I read the poem
in front of the class.
·
Because of you,
I learned to play on the safe side.
·
We are pleased
on behalf of the manufacturer sincerely apologize for this problem.
Exercise:
Complete the exercise according the picture below.
For number 1-5
1. The painting is …two policemen.
2. …the picture
there are two police and one painting.
3. There are flag …
policemen.
4. There are
weapon… his hand.
5. This painting is…
the museum.
6.
Look …this
painting.
7. …the painting,
you can see a tiger.
8. So, it is a
painting … a tiger.
9.
A famous
painter painted it. So it is a painting …a famous painter.
10. My mother give the painting to me, so it is a picture…my mother
10. My mother give the painting to me, so it is a picture…my mother
Source.
1.
http://www.hdwallpapers.in/walls/tiger_painting-wide.jpg 2. http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/business/615_Recovered_Painting_Art_Theft_Reuters.jpg
3. http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/preposit.html
4. http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-a-compound-prepositio
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