Grammar - Prepositions
Prepositions – Complete Explanation A preposition is a word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show the relationship between that noun/pronoun and another word in the sentence. A preposition can show: Place (where?) Time (when?) Direction (where to?) Movement Cause Purpose Possession Agency (by whom?) Examples: The book is on the table. We arrived at noon. She walked to school. What Comes After a Preposition? A preposition is followed by: A Noun on the table in Yangon A Pronoun with him for them A Noun Phrase under the old tree near the bus station Structure Preposition + Object Examples: in the room on the desk after lunch with my friend The noun or pronoun after the preposition is called the object of the preposition . Types of Prepositions 1. Prepositions of Place Show where something is. In Used for enclosed spaces. Examples: in a room in a box in a country Sentence: She lives in Myanmar. On Used for surfaces. Examples: on the table on the wall on the floo...