যে সব শব্দ সাধারণত Noun বা Pronoun এর সামনে বসে Noun বা Pronoun এর সঙ্গে Sentence এর অন্যান্য শব্দের সম্পর্ক প্রকাশ করে তাদের Preposition বলা হয়।
Examples : The book is on the table.
(Here 'on' is indicating the location of the book, it is used in front of a noun 'the table', and it shows the relationship between the mentioned words. So it’s a preposition.)
We sat under the tree.
(Here “under” is indicating the location of 'we', it is used in front of a noun 'the tree' and it shows the relationship between the mentioned words. So it’s a preposition.)
The car was coming towards me.
(Here 'towards' is similarly a preposition because it shows the location of 'the car', it is used in front of a pronoun ÒmeÓ, and it indicates the relationship between the mentioned words.)
Classification/Types of Prepositions
Prepositions can be classified in different ways. These are discussed below.
1. Simple Preposition
2. Compound Preposition
3. Phrase Preposition
4. Participle Preposition
5. Double Preposition
6. Preposition of Time
7. Preposition of Place
8. Preposition of Direction
9. Preposition for an Agent
10. Preposition used for Tools, Mechanism or Gadget
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