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Preposition is a part of a sentence. Without a preposition, a sentence may not carry any meaning even. A sentence may fail to give its complete meaning without a preposition. It is the most commonly used functional word in sentences. A preposition is placed anywhere in a sentence. According to the rules of forming a sentence, a sentence does not end with preposition. The usage of preposition at the end of sentence is not grammatically correct, still, it is used. It is permissible in the modern times. A preposition that comes at the end of sentence is called stranded preposition. No concrete and clear definition can be given for each preposition except for a few. Most of the time, the meaning of prepositions can only be inferred …show more content…

I prepare to face any criticism. (After the verb)
They worry over the outcome of the result. (After the verb)
He is jealous of her achievement. (After the adjective)
We are sure of our success. (After the adjective)
He is interested in music. (After the adjective)
He stays in Coimbatore. (Before the noun)
Peter lives with her. (Before the pronoun)
On going there, I came to know about this. (Before the gerund)
I gave the book to my friend. (Before the modifier)
She spoke about what they had done yesterday. (Before the clause)
His faith in/on God makes him to be calm and composed. (After the noun)
His desire for knowledge brought him to this level. (After the …show more content…

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Preposition may be of a word or phrase,
e.g. (of words) at, in, on, etc.

e.g. (of phrases)

‘In spite of’, ‘on account of,’ ‘instead of,’ etc. At times a preposition functions as a modifier. (I.e. as an adjective or as an adverb)
e.g.
We arrived at 12’0 clock. (Adverb)
The news about him is not true. (Adjective)

The word preposition has its origin from a Latin word “praepositia” meaning placed before that is pre-positioned. It is placed before a noun, a pronoun, or a phrase. It shows or explains its temporal or logical relationship of an object (a noun, a pronoun, or a phrase)

with some other noun or pronoun or adjective or phrase in sentences. Preposition tells or gives the information or idea on the relationship between nouns or pronouns or something else. It tells, in what relation a noun or a pronoun stands in regard to something else in a sentence.

The cat is under the table.

Here the preposition ‘under’ is placed before the noun table and explains in what way the noun ‘cat’ stands in relation to the other noun ‘table,’ in other words, the preposition ‘under,’ explains in what way the two nouns ‘cat’ and ‘table’ is related to each other:

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