the preposition combines with noun or pronoun, the combination called a prepositional phrase.
A preposition is used in a prepositional phrase to indicate place, position, time, or method.
2. Type of prepositions
There are many kind of preposition. According to Marcella Frank there are two types of prepositions: preposition of time and prepositions of place – position
and direction.
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a. The common preposition is used to talk indicate the times are:
On
On is used to indicates the days of the week, that and special holidays. Examples:
I am going to swim on Sunday. On is used with a day of the week I buy this bag on 30 November. On is used with a day of the month
I saw him on your birthday. On is used with a special holiday
At
At is used to indicate the specific times. Examples:
The test will start at five o’clock. At is used with an hour of the day I will call you at 9 AM.
The shop closes at midnight. At is used with a part of the day considered as a point
In
In is used to indicate part of the day, year, months, seasons, and duration.
b. Proposition of Place-Position and Direction
There are two kinds of prepositions that show the position and direction, they are:
1. Position
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Marcella Frank, “Modern English a practical reference guide”, New Jersey: Practice hall, inc., 1972 p. 163.
Preposition of position is preposition that indicates the space of one thing and another in the sentence and usually placed before noun and pronoun.
1 The point itself
In or inside In or inside indicate the location inside or within something
else. Examples:
The pencils are is the box. The puppy is in the trush can.
There was no Ann inside the mouse. On
On indicates the surface location of something and location higer than something and touching it; on top of.
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Examples: Put the dish on the table.
The newspaper is on the table. A clock is on the wall.
At At indicates the general location such as school, home andname
of building. Examples:
We meet Jhon at the bookstore yesterday. He’s at school.
Meta is at the bank. At is also used for address with street numbers.
Examples: plives at 25B Limun Street.
2 Higher or lower than a point
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Yates, op. cit., p. 87.
Higher.
Over Over means the higher position then something.
Examples: The pictures were hanging over the sofa.
The cat jumped over the wall. Edward climbed over the hill.
Above Above and over have similar meaning. The both mean higher
than something but above normally refers being directly above you.
Examples: The ceiling is above you.
He lives on the floor above use. The lamp is above my head.
Lower
Under Under means the lower position than something else and on the
ground. Examples:
We sat under the free. The cat is under the table.
A subway runs under this street. Underneath
Underneath means the lower position that something and covered by something else.
Examples: The sheets are under neanth the blankets.
