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Communication Skills-I Ajoy Batta, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 12: Prepositions

CONTENTS

Objectives
Introduction
12.1 Prepositions
12.2 Simple and Compound Preposition
12.2.1 Simple Prepositions

12.2.2 Compound Prepositions
12.3 Prepositions of Time
12.3.1 One Point in Time
12.3.2 Extended Time

12.4 Prepositions of Place
12.5 Preposition of Reason
12.6 Summary
12.7 Keywords
12.8 Self Assessment

12.9 Review Questions
12.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

z Defi ne prepositions
z Describe the two types of preposition
z Identify the Prepositions of time, place and reasons and their usage
z Know the usage of in, on, at, into, to, for, of about, with, after, etc.

Introduction

When we are writing a sentence, many times we use two words that bear a relationship to each
other. Have we ever thought how to show relationship between them? No. Why? Because it
comes naturally to us. Let us discuss about these words that are known as prepositions.

12.1 Prepositions

Prepositions are the words that indicate relationships between nouns, pronouns and other words
in a sentence. Most often they come before a noun.
Prepositions never change their form, regardless of the case, gender etc. of the word they are
referring to.

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