Prepositions and Conjunctions
If you hear a person yell 'at!,' you'd probably think they're crazy! Prepositions are words that are basically meaningless unless they are used in a phrase.
Prepositions
Prepositions can refer to many things. Since there are a lot of prepositions in the English language and they are used a lot, we have to learn them completely.
Prepositions of Time
Prepositions allow us to talk about the relationship between two words in a sentence. Here, we will discuss the different prepositions of time in English.
Prepositions of Place
Prepositions allow us to talk about the relationship between two words in a sentence. Here, we will discuss the different prepositions of place in English.
Prepositions of Direction and Movement
As their names suggest, prepositions of direction and movement show a movement from one place to another or show a particular direction.
Prepositions of Manner
Prepositions of Manner which is also called Prepositions of Method express how a certain thing happens or is done. In this part, we will discuss them.
Compound Prepositions
Compound Prepositions or complex prepositions consist of two or more words that function as a single preposition. You'll learn about them here!
Complex Prepositions
Complex prepositions are created by combining two or more simple prepositions like out of and as for. In this lesson, we will discover more about them.
Participle Prepositions
Some participles (i.e. verbs ending with '-ing', '-en' or '-ed') can sometimes act as a preposition. In this lesson, we will learn about the most common ones.
Postpositions
Post means after therefore a preposition that comes after its complement or object is called a postposition.
Particles
Particles are words that have a grammatical function but do not fit into the main parts of speech. In order to learn about them, start studying them right here!
Conjunctions
To connect two sentences to each other, we need some words to link them without breaking the structure of the sentences. Let us learn these linking words.
Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions joins subordinate or dependent clauses to the main or independent clauses. To know all about these tricky grammatical words, click!
Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions are words that their main job is joining two equal grammatical notions together. Here, we will discuss them more thoroughly.
Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative conjunctions are pairs of words that join or correlate phrases or words with equal importance in a sentence.
Conjunctions of Time
Conjunctions of time connect two clauses while stating the time. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.
Conjunctions of Concession
Conjunctions are categorized into different groups. In this lesson, we will learn about conjunctions of concession.
Conjunctions of Place
The conjunction of place is a kind of subordinating conjunction talking about the whereabouts of something. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.
Conjunctions of Condition
As their name requires, conjunctions of condition are used to express events that need a special condition to happen.
Conjunctions of Cause and Effect
Conjunctions of cause and effect are used to express the reason or the result of an action. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.
Complementizers
Complementizers make a clause into the subject or object of a sentence. In this lesson, we will learn all about them.
'Prepositions' are short words that show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationship with people, places, or things. 'Prepositions' sit in front of (is “pre-positioned” before) its object. Knowing when to use which preposition is a bit tricky. We say we are at the hospital seeing someone who is in the hospital. We lie in bed but on the couch. We watch a movie at the theater but on television. You can learn them by looking them up in a dictionary, reading a lot in English, and learning useful phrases with prepositions.
There are different types of prepositions in English that are put in three main groups:
- Prepositions of time
- Prepositions of place
- Prepositions of direction
