English PPT Sem 3.pptx

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1. PREPOSITION PRESENTED BY:- PRESENTED TO:- AJAY,AKASH,CHANDAN Dr. NEETA KUMARI NIRMAL,RAHUL PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH

2. CONTENT What is Preposition Types of Preposition Uses of Preposition

3. What is Preposition P reposition is a word which expresses relationship to other words of the sentence. e.g. In , Of , At , About , Before, Beside , Behind , After ,Inside, Outside, Towards, Below, Around etc Preposition usually describe the position of something the time when something happens and the way in which something is done.

4. Types of Preposition Simple Preposition Compound Preposition Phrase Preposition Preposition of Time Preposition of Place Preposition of Direction Preposition of Agent

5. Simple Preposition Preposition that consist of one word. Examples: On , At ,In , By The paper is on my desk. Rita wasn’t at home yesterday. There are kites in the sky. They were sitting by the tree.

6. Compound Preposition It is formed by prefixing a preposition to a Noun , an Adjective or an Adverb Examples :About , Above , Along , Amidst , Before , Behind etc These trees are lined up along the road. The articles is about computers.

7. Phrase Preposition It is a group of words used with force of a single preposition. Ex-according to , along with , in place of etc The work was done according to her instructions. Kumar was arrested along with his friends.

8. Preposition of Time It explains at what point of time did an event occur . Ex-at ,on ,in ,for The shop closes at midnight. I want to walk along a tropical beach at sunset. In England , it often snows in December.

9. Preposition of Place It can be used to show where something is located. Ex-at ,in ,on ,above Our house is at the end of the street. Do you work in an office?

10. Preposition of Direction It indicates that something is headed for or directed to somewhere. Ex-across , into , up , arounds , towards etc He swam across the river. You shouldn’t go into the castle. The store is right up the road.

11. Preposition of Agent It is used for a thing which is cause of another is thing in the sentence. Ex-by ,with He is respected by everyone. She is playing with her brother. The letter was written by him.