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
