Notes On Prepositions - CBSE Class 8 English Grammar

Prepositions are words which show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun object and some other words in the sentence. They are always followed by nouns or pronouns and have very important functions in a sentence.

They are always followed by a "noun", never followed by a verb.

By "noun" we include:

  • Noun (pen, wall, wisdom)

  • Proper Noun (name)(India, Maria)

  • Pronoun (they, him, she, us)

  • Noun Group (your big house, my first race)

  • Gerund (running, swimming)


Examples: about, above, after, along, among, before, behind, beside, between, by, for, from, in, into, with etc.,

There is a cow in the field;(in)
The book is on the table. (on)
The cat is under the chair. (under)
The chair is beside the window. (beside)  

Summary

Prepositions are words which show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun object and some other words in the sentence. They are always followed by nouns or pronouns and have very important functions in a sentence.

They are always followed by a "noun", never followed by a verb.

By "noun" we include:

  • Noun (pen, wall, wisdom)

  • Proper Noun (name)(India, Maria)

  • Pronoun (they, him, she, us)

  • Noun Group (your big house, my first race)

  • Gerund (running, swimming)


Examples: about, above, after, along, among, before, behind, beside, between, by, for, from, in, into, with etc.,

There is a cow in the field;(in)
The book is on the table. (on)
The cat is under the chair. (under)
The chair is beside the window. (beside)  

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