A preposition is a short word that shows

the relationship nouns, pronouns or

phrases have with other parts of the
sentence.
Ex. The definition of
preposition is in the
PowerPoint
presentation.
 TYPES OF
PREPOSITIONS
BASED ON
FUNCTION
 Prepositions of time usually indicate
when something happens, happened or will
happen in the future.
There are several prepositions of time
such as, at, on, in, before, during and
after.
 Ex. I am explaining
prepositions of time during
our BSEE21 class.
 Prepositions of place usually indicate
the position of something.
The three most common prepositions of
place are on, at and in. It also includes
under, over, near, behind, outside,
inside and between.
Ex. My pen is in my pocket.
 Prepositions of movement indicate
direction or destination in which
something or someone is moving towards.
The most common preposition of movement
is to. Others are across, through, into,
over, down, up, past and around.
Ex. Cutie walked across the
room to confront Jell.
 Prepositions of manner describe the way
things happen.
These prepositions include, by, in, like,
with, and on.
 Ex. Ms. Shierry possesses
dignity and reputation like a
duly licensed professional.
 Prepositions of agent or instrument
indicate action conducted on something.
These prepositions include, by and with.
Ex. She is hiding her pain
with smiles and laughs.
 Prepositions of measure indicate the
quantity of something.
These prepositions include, by and of.
 Ex. The frequency of a
sound wave is measured by
hertz.
 Prepositions of source indicate that
something originated from something.
These prepositions include, from and by.
Ex. The Instagram post was
written by Jell.
 Prepositions of possession indicate
something is owned by something else.
These prepositions include, of, with and
to.
 Ex. Hundreds of these
poems are addressed to
Stella.
 Types of
Prepositions Based
on Structure
 SIMPLE
PREPOSITION
When a preposition consists of one word it's called
single or simple preposition.

Examples: in, at, on, to for, of, from, up, after, over,
under, with, till, etc.
 DOUBLE
PREPOSITION
When a preposition consists of more than one
word, it is called double preposition.

Examples: into, within, upto etc.

 COMPOUND
PREPOSITION
Compound preposition consists of two or more
words.

Examples: on behalf of, according to, in front

of, from across etc.
 PARTICIPLE
PREPOSITION
Participle preposition consists of words that end in
“ing” and “ed”.

Examples: regarding, provided, concerning,

considering, respected, etc.
 DISGUISED
PREPOSITION
Disguised prepositions are not directly used in a
sentence but is mentioned indirectly.

Examples: ‘by’ can be changed into ‘be’, ‘on’ into

‘a’, and ‘of’ can be changed into ‘o’.
 PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASE
Group of words that includes a preposition and
its object.

Examples: through the forest, under the table,

etc.
CONJUNCTION
Connecting ideas
A conjunction is a part of
speech that connects
words, phrases, or
clauses.
Ex. Jack and Jill went up
the hill.
 Coordinating conjunctions allow
you to join words, phrases, and
clauses of equal grammatical
rank in a sentence.
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S
 For, And, Nor,
But, Or, Yet; and
So.
 Ex. The clouds were thick, yet
youth went out to see his maiden
fair.
Correlative conjunctions are pairs of
conjunctions that work together.
Some examples are either/or,
neither/nor, and not only/but
also.
 Ex. The word “things” not only
refers to objects but also people,
places, and situations.
Subordinating conjunctions join
independent and dependent
clauses.
Common subordinating conjunctions are because,
since, as, although, though, while, and whereas.

Sometimes an adverb, such as until, after, or before

can function as a conjunction.

Other examples include as if, as long as, as much

as, as soon as, by the time, even if, even though, if,
in order that, in case, in the event that, lest, now
that, once, only, only if, provided that, so,
supposing, that, than, till, unless, when, whenever,
where, wherever, whether or not.
Ex. August slipped away like a
bottle of wine because it was
never mine.
 Ex. Because we’re young and
we’re reckless, we’ll take this way
too far.
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Ouch! My hand hurts.
 Example:

Yahoo!
 Example:

Mama Mia!
The pasta is
overcooked.
 Example:

Cess is so
sweet. Aww.
 Example:

The role play was a

disaster because our
leader made a few
(ahem)
miscalculations.
 Example:

We may not passed

the midterm exam,
but, hey, at least we
tried.