Prepositions Groups

 

Prepositions

The preposition is an invariable part of speech, that is, it does not undergo grammatical changes or accidents (it has no gender: feminine or masculine. It has no number: singular or plural) and its purpose is to introduce a term, either a nominal group or a sentence, with which it forms an ordered set of words. Prepositions have the syntactic function of joining words or phrases within a statement. They also have the semantic function of specifying the meaning of the following word in relation to the previous one, and serve to indicate place, time, destination, cause, etc.

 

 

Types of Prepositions

Prepositions can be classified according to the relational sense they bring to the sentence, that is, according to the type of relationship that their presence establishes, although often this is not exact, is ambiguous or belongs to several categories at the same time. Thus, we have:

·         Prepositions of place: that indicate a physical, geographical or spatial state of one thing with respect to another, such as: from, to, towards, via, over, between, to, under, next to, etc.

·         Prepositions of time: that express a relationship of anteriority, posteriority or simultaneity with respect to something else, such as: with, until, during, after, since.

·         Prepositions of manner: that indicate the way in which an action was carried out, such as: to, with, at, in, by, under, according to.

·         Cause-consequence prepositions: that establish a type of causal or consequential relationship, such as: for, for, by, to, according to.

·         Prepositions of instrumentality: that indicate with what some action was carried out, such as: with, of, in, at, by, though, by means of.

·         Oppositional prepositions: that express a relationship of contrariety or opposition, such as: contra, versus, front.

·         Prepositions of absence: that denote lack, deprivation or absence of something, such as: without.

 

Some Prepositions and their functions

To:

The direction in which someone or something is heading or the end to which it leads. Examples:

I'm going to Medellín, to visit some friends.

He is going to the supermarket to buy some vegetables.

In front of:

In front of (in front of). Examples:

She stood in front of him and told him many truths.

The dog is in front of the table

Under

The cat is under the table.

They throw the water under the stairs.

With:

Means, mode, or instrument used to do something. Examples:

He did it with his prodigious hands.

She is with her parents.

In:

It denotes in what place, time or manner what is expressed by the verb to which it refers takes place. Examples:

Mateo is with his family in Spain.

The event was held in the month of December.

Between:

Denoting the situation or state in between two or more things. Examples:

Jim was located between Kate and George.

The bathroom is between the living room and the dining room.

Always as something between the afternoon and the evening.

By:

Indicates the agent in passive sentences. Examples:

The bicycle was repaired by Juan.

The meal was made by his mother.

The task was done by Jaime.

Without:

Denoting lack or want of something. Examples:

We won't be able to go very far without money.

You can't go out on the street without documents.

Life is easier without problems.

On:

He left his food on the table.

The lamp is on the desk.

 

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