what is preposition??

Question

pls tell me what is prepostion?? dont send me sites just post the answer directly thanks!

Answer 1

A preposition is a word that marks location, direction, or duration or one of several metaphorical extensions of these concepts. It is always followed by a noun phrase. It cannot serve as the subject or direct object of a verb. It marks peripheral nouns only.

For example, "TO the house" "John ran to the house"
"FROM the barn" "The horse ran from the barn"
"WITH the actor" "Mary was seen eating with the actor"
"TO auditions, FOR three hours" "Simon listened to auditions for three hours"

Answer 2

A preposition is an article word that indicates a position of an object. For example, "under", "in" and "beside" are all prepositions.

Answer 3

A word that goes before a noun or a noun phrase and expresses notions such as time, place and means.

Time:
AT seven o' clock, ON Monday, IN July

Place
UNDER the table, ON the shelf, DOWN the road

Means
She used her shoe AS a hammer

Answer 4

A word or phrase placed typically before a substantive and indicating the relation of that substantive to a verb, an adjective, or another substantive, as English at, by, with, from, and in regard to.
USAGE and DEFINITION:

Place (in, on, under, over, near, beside, etc.)
Your book is on the table.”

Direction (to, toward, into, through, etc.)
The football player ran through the stadium to the other end.”

Time (in, on, at, etc.)
We can meet at five o’clock.”

Agent (by)
This book was written by a famous author.”

Instrument (by, with)

I heard the news by television. (Communication)
She came by bus.” (Transportation)
He opened the door with a key.” (Instrument or tool)
SPECIAL NOTE: We use by + no article for communication and transportation.
Examples: by phone, by radio / by bus, by car

Answer 5

That's what women get a lot of at the bar shortly before closing time. Wait, that's a proposition.

A preposition is a word that links the subject and the object of a sentence together:
The party is AFTER the test.
The party is the subject, the test is the object.