Meaning of Preposition

A preposition is a word which is used to make a link between the noun, pronoun or different phrases which makes a perfect combination to form a sentence. The prepositions are fully connected between ne people, objects, time and location of any sentence. However these prepositions generally construct short formed words which properly fits in front of nouns and in some other cases they also form gerund verbs. However a positive way to explain prepositions is to form a proper sentence, this could be including movements, positions , time and the process in the way the actions to be explained .there are many separate frequently words used in forming sentence such as of, to , for, with, on and at are the most commonly used prepositions in recent times. Another important method to consider in this case are been regarded as closed class of words in the new English language. It means that the verbs and nouns and new form of sentences in the groups over time. Hence it reflects the role of workforce in sentence and provides importance to the meaning of language. For example some sentence with the use of preposition could be like-

• I prefer to read in library.
• He climbed up the tree to get her stucked kite.
• She swam across the pool.

Types of Prepositions

There are six types of prepositions basically used mostly while constructing a sentence.

Prepositions for time

For example in March, 2019.

Prepositions for place.

For example he lives in Queensland.

Prepositions for directions.

For example he is going to bed.

Prepositions for agents.

For example a nice book written by John Keats.

Prepositions for instruments.

For example a car was driven by her.

Prepositional phrase

For example he is waiting for the bus to arrive.

Difference Between Simple And Compound Preposition

In respect to the definition of preposition, these are been divided into two parts namely simple and compound type prepositions. However a simple preposition is a one word preposition. On the other hand a compound preposition is something which is consisted of two words or more than three words. For example some examples could be considered here like ‘as far as “, according to, because of, different from, due to, instead of. However a three word preposition could also be considered here like in addition to, In front of and in spite of. Hence some more examples have been provided in below-

One word preposition:

• There was a single duck amidst all thee chicken.
• The mother called her two sons and divided the nuts equally.
• Six cats sleeps atop of a three meter wall.

Two words preposition;

• According to police, the women is guilty.
• Instead of throwing the foods they could have given those to the needy.

Three words prepositions:

• As far as I am concerned, he is not ashamed of his actions.