Preposition
Prepositions are words which show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun object and some other words in the sentence. They are always followed by nouns or pronouns.
Prepositions are classified into three groups as below:
Always remember:
1 Prepositions are always followed by a "noun", never followed by a verb.
Parts of speech |
Examples |
Noun |
elephant,table |
Proper Noun |
New York,Henry |
Noun Group |
my best friend |
Gerund |
working |
Pronoun |
he,her,us |
2 A preposition cannot be followed by a verb. If we want to follow a preposition by a verb, we must use the "-ing" form which is really a gerund or verb in noun form.
Subject + Verb |
Preposition |
Noun |
Example:
1. The flower vase is on the table.
2. Henry is looking for the new job.
3. We ate after the meeting.
 |
Mouse is on the table. |
| Mouse is in the cupboard. |  |
 |
Mouse is between sofa and chair. |
| Mouse is below the table. |  |
 |
Mouse is at the corner of the table. |
Prepositions of place. (at, in, on ):
Basic difference between at,in and on can be best described by following set of examples.
at POINT |
in ENCLOSED SPACE |
on SURFACE |
at the corner |
in the garden |
on the wall |
at the school |
in Mumbai |
on the roof |
at the gate |
in USA |
on the window |
at the bottom of the page |
in a bowl |
on the cover |
at the end of the book |
in my bag |
on the floor |
Prepositions changes based on the SIZE of Noun:
at |
in |
on |
at home |
in a car |
on a bus |
at work |
in a taxi |
on a train |
at school |
in a classroom |
on my desk |
at university |
in a library |
on the chair |
at college |
in a lift (elevator) |
on a bicycle, on a motorbike |
at the roadside |
in the museum |
on my seat |
at reception |
in the hall |
on the stage |
