Preposition in English Part-2 | List of Prepositional Phrases
Useful
Prepositions in English Grammar for competitive exams. A complete List
of Prepositional phrases which are commonly used by every one in English Language.
In this tutorial we will discuss about use of prepositions in the various sentence. Watch the VIDEO carefully
as well as read the complete article to understand the concepts.
What is Prepositional Phrases: “A preposition is the kind of word that
introduces the so-called invariable prepositional
phrase. Prepositions usually have the function of introducing attachments,
and sometimes ligand binding complements the name or noun phrase that
immediately precedes a verb or other names as above. In some languages,
prepositions cannot head a prepositional
phrase, as in English where they can even appear at the end of the
sentence.
Traditionally, grammar has been defined as the
invariable part of speech that connects words denoting the relationship they
have with each other.
PREPOSITIONS IN ENGLISH PART-2 VIDEO
USE OF PREPOSITIONS
The
use of these prepositions with
expressions of place has many layers. Then we will indicate its main uses,
although the best way to master its use is undoubtedly through practice.
Use of
Prepositions “IN”
a) Within a confined space:
in
the bedroom / in my office / in your pocket / in hospital / in prison / in bed.
in the front / in the back of a car (but, at the front / at the back of a
cinema, of a building).
Or
within an object:
In
That book / in the water
b) In an open (sites with
certain defined limits):
in the park / in the street / in the garden / in the queue
c) In countries and
cities:
in
Spain / in Madrid / in my country / in this town
Use of
Preposition “ON”
a) On a hard, physical
contact:
on
the table / on the wall / on the floor / on my shoulder / on page 103 / on the
second floor.
b) In the expressions:
on the left / right on the
Use of
Preposition “AT”
a) Location specific:
at the door / at the window / at the Traffic light / at the top of the page /
at the bridge
b) In the expressions:
at home / at school / at work / at the office / at the bus stop / at the
airport / at someone's house
c) In events:
at
the party / at the meeting / conference at the
d) You can also use
buildings, with a different meaning of "in":
at
the museum
in the museum
e) "At" is used
when you mentioned where there was an event:
This
morning I visited the painting exposition at the National Museum
Yesterday We Had dinner at the new Chinese restaurant
f) or with more open
water, "at" next, "in": in
at
the river / in the river
at the lake / in the lake
at the swimming pool / in the swimming pool
at the sea / in the sea
In
many cases the same noun can use different prepositions although the meaning
changes. FOR EXAMPLE:
in the car
on
the car
at
the car
Differences
a) Above
/ Over
Both
prepositions meaning "above" and in this sense can be used
interchangeably.
The birds fly above / over the
fishing boat
However
the preposition "over" has other meaning:
1. -Across:
He
lives over the forest
2 .- On the one hand to another:
There
is a bridge over the railway
3 .- Covering:
I
put a blanket over historical are
b) Below
/ Under
Both
mean "below" and in this sense can be used interchangeably in many
cases.
The
cat sleeps Below / under my bed
However,
if there is physical contact should be used "under" as
"below" means that there is a space between elements
I put the letter under the book
The plane flys below-the-cloud
c) In
front of / Opposite
When
used with people:
1.- Opposite: one before the other
side shaking
In
the train Opposite me sat my friend (in front of me, face to face)
In the table, it is useful to indicate that a person is in front of the other.
In
the restaurant my wife sat me Opposite
2 .- In front of: one before the
other, giving the face or back
My
brother stand in front of me (my brother is in front of me, may be giving me
the face or back)
In
the cinema my son sat in front of me (my son sat in front of my back to me,
here could not be used "Opposite")
When
used with objects the difference is not as clear, although in some situations
tend to use more than one particular. Some examples:
Two houses down the street, facing each other: "Opposite"
My brother lives Opposite me
A dish on the table in front of a diner: "in front of"
My
mother put the plate in front of me
POSITION PREPOSITIONS
Generally,
they are placed before the noun or pronoun, except in the following cases:
a.) With the relative
pronoun, when followed by a preposition, it can be placed in final position.
"The
girls I study with"
b.) In interrogative
sentences when they start a interrogative pronoun:
"Who
Were You speaking to?" (Instead of"To whom were you speaking?")
That’s all about the use
of Preposition and various useful
prepositions. In future we will share more article and video like this to
improve your English Grammar.
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