English Prepositions

In and at are the prepositions of place in English grammar. The preposition 'in' is used to describe a place with is inside a bigger space and for referring to country, states and cities. For example, The candies are kept in the box. On the other hand, the 'at' preposition describes the precise location, map location, place of work, street address and for event. For example, The pawn shop is at the corner of the street.

The commonly used 6 prepositions of place are:

• In: The box is in the almirah.
• On: The plate is on the kitchen slab.
• At: The car is parked at the station.
• Under: Yohan threw the toys under the bed.
• Over: The dog jumped over the barrier.
• Between: The table is between the chairs.

The Preposition of Place describes the place where something or someone is located. The commonly used Preposition of Place words are in, on, at, under, over, above, below, in front of, next to, beneath, beside, near, by, in front of, next to, between, among, etc.

The types of Prepositions in English Grammar are divided based on their functions and structure. Have a look:

Have a look at the 5 examples of on Preposition below:

• Put this painting on the wall.
• The CAT is lying on the floor.
• I will go on the 10:00 train.
• He goes to the school on foot.
• I insisted on going today.

The most commonly used 10 Prepositions are: in, on, at, for, by, with, during, before, after and about. However, apart from these, there are several Preposition words such as within, without, due to, because of, among, beyond, above, below, against, along, behind, besides, despite, in spite of, regarding, during, through, towards, into, upto, onto, etc.

Yes, the Preposition can be used at the end of sentence if the object is interrogative or relative pronoun. The examples of the same are shared below:

• Preposition at the end in case on relative pronoun: Here is the file that you asked for.
• Preposition at the end in case on interrogative pronoun: What are you looking at?

Prepositions are the words which are used before the objects (nouns or pronouns). Preposition words connect nouns and pronouns with other parts of the sentence. Some of the examples of Prepositions are:

• He cleaned the shelf with a piece of cloth.
• I rushed into the room after seeing lizard.
• He sacrificed his life for his country.

In the above examples, with, into and for words are prepositions.