Prepositions Part II

Kinds of Prepositions -

Simple Prepositions   

  - These prepositions are constructed by only one word like -

  - On, at, about, with, after, for, etc. 

  - He found the book about dogs on the table, in the bedroom.

Double Prepositions

  - These prepositions are formed by combining two words or two Simple Prepositions-

  - Into, within, upon, onto, etc.

  - The dog jumped onto the bed and left marks upon the sheets. 

Compound Prepositions

  - These prepositions are two word prepositions.

  - According to, because of, next to, due to etc.

  - He was upset because of his son's behaviour. 

Participle Prepositions-

  - Participles are actually verbs that end with ‘-en’ or ‘-ing’.  As these verbs were commonly and very popularly used as prepositions by the people, these verbs have been given a special status as prepositions.

 - Considering, during, given, including etc.

- Considering what he had to work with, he did a pretty good job.  

Phrase Prepositions

-  These prepositions are a combination of the preposition + a modifier (optional) + the object. They are used to modify the nouns, verbs or sentences and also complete clauses.

-  At home, in time, with me, from my father, under the blanket, etc.

- The clothes left on the bed have been ironed and kept back. 

These classifications are based on the construction of the prepositions themselves. Apart from this, prepositions are also categorized based on their use in a sentence as -