What are prepositions?

A preposition is a word or prepositions are a group of word that create a relation between words and they are used before a noun, pronoun, or a noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. 

How to use prepositions correctly.

1.Prepositions must have an object. Without an object, the preposition is merely an adverb. E.g. She is in the room . (The preposition in has an object the room.) 
2.Must be placed before. It comes before a noun or pronoun and it's object, but not always. E.g. She placed the pen in the bag. (In has an object box, and in is placed before box.) 
3.The pronoun following the preposition should be an object form. It forms a prepositional object. If a pronoun is following a preposition, it should be in the objective form (me, her, them) and not the subjective form (I, she,  they, etc). E.g. The secret is between me and you.
4.Prepositions form. Prepositions have no form. Most prepositions are only one word and some complex. One word prepositions are like before, on and into. Complex prepositions are like according to, on account of, but for and in spite of.
5.Avoid confusion of preposition to with infinitive participle to. To as a preposition is like saying I am used to painting, while to as an infinitive participle is like saying I am going to sing.
6.A verb cannot be an objective to a preposition. This is the golden rule of prepositions. E.g. I like to sing.

The essential functions of prepositions in English sentences.

-They function as connectors, relating one word to another within a sentence. 
-They also function as an adjective modifying noun, an adverb modifying a verb and a nominal when used in conjunction with the verb form to be. 
-Creation of adjective or adverb phrases. 
-Ability to form prepositional verbs. need for a noun-like partner.

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