Prepositions

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A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition (e.g. as in, on, under, with, etc.) and ends with its object. The object is often accompanied by modifiers that describe it.

Example: She stood under the shade.

One of the most important rules, or the golden rule, for the use of prepositions in a sentence is that it is followed by a noun and not by a verb. English Verbs never follow prepositions.

For Example: Rohan put the seeds into the plant.

Here, into preposition is followed by the noun- plant.

There are several prepositions in English. However, have a look at the commonly used top 10 prepositions in English: 

1. In
2. On
3. At
4. For
5. With
6. By
7. To
8. From
9. Into
10. About

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?