Parts of Speech: Preposition

Prepositions কাকে বলে?

The word  preposition indicates positioning something before something  else. And  in English grammar-

A preposition is a word placed or positioned before a noun or a pronoun or noun equivalent to show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

Prepositions এর কাজ হচ্ছে কোন Noun, Pronoun বা এদের সমতুল্য কোন শব্দ(গুচ্ছ) এর সংগে বাক্যের অন্য কোন শব্দের সম্পর্ক নির্ধারণ করা।

The following are the words used as preposition in English-
For, of, on, at, in, to, off, by, up, with, from, into, within, like, until, above, about, against, under, before, after, among, along, across, around, behind, bellow, beneath, beside, between, beyond, down, during, except, inside, near, since, toward, through and upon.

Role or function of preposition in a sentence:

A preposition  sits before a noun or a pronoun to show noun’s or pronoun’s relationship to another word in the sentence. Preposition helps to construct a sentence.

Example:
- He is looking  for  papers.
- Rifat lives  in  Dhaka.
- Place the book  on  the table.
- I will go there  after  breakfast.
- Look  at  the sky clearly.
- You should stand  by  him.

Prepositions are of five different kinds:

i. Simple Preposition  

such as  in, at, by, of, for, on, over, under, up, to, from, out, about, under, with, etc.
- He goes  to  school.
- Maruf is  about  seven.
- These people are coming  from  abroad.

ii. Double Preposition  

such as  into, onto, within, without, from, among, toward, behind,  etc.
- He will be back  within  three days.
- We cannot do this job  without  you.
- She is different  among  the girls.

iii. Compound or Phrasal or Complex Prepositions  

These are made of two or more words. Such as  instead of, in front of, in between, out of, in behalf of, in place of, except for, throughout, underneath, on account of, according to, etc.
- Rahat is talking in behalf of his team.
- Musfiq is playing in place of Rasel.
- They carried on rescue mission in spite of bad weather.
- Her GPA is 3.50 out of 4.00

iv. Participial Preposition.

Present or Past Participles can be used as Prepositions.  Such as  concerning, regarding, considering, pending, etc.
Example:
- What does he know regarding this proposal?
- Considering the quality, the price is not high.

Following are the specific area to use prepositions.

i.  Preposition of Place, Position and Direction  (in, at, on, by, next, to, beside, )

ii. Preposition of time

iii. Preposition of Reason or Purpose