English Grammar

Double Preposition

Definition with Examples Double prepositions are a combination of two prepositions. Speaking about concept, a double preposition is similar to a compound preposition with one basic difference – a compound preposition is a combination of a simple preposition and a non preposition word while a double preposition is a combination of two simple prepositions made …

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Other Prepositions

Definition (Prepositions of Place, Direction and Prepositions of Time) Prepositions of place and direction describe the position of a person or thing with respect to the other person or thing.  E.g. – up, above, over etc.  Consider the following sentences using the preposition of place – Ram was staying up the hill. The books were …

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Participle Preposition

Definition with Examples Participle preposition is a verb ending with ‘-ing’, ‘-en’ or ‘-ed’, which also acts as a preposition. Some of the most common examples of participle prepositions are – given, considering, regarding, provided etc. Read the following sentences and identify the Participle Prepositions – Players were given refreshments. Every detail regarding the meeting …

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Phrase Preposition

Definition To understand phrase prepositions better, we will quickly revise few parts of speeches as already studied before- Noun– to put it simply, a noun is the name of a person, place or thing. Ex- Mohit, Delhi and Car etc. Pronoun– Pronoun is a word that replaces noun Ex- I, me, her and you etc. …

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Compound Preposition

Definition with Examples Unlike Simple prepositions which are simple and short word, a Compound Preposition is a combination of words. According to, aside from, because of, are the few examples of compound preposition. Let us use these words on forming simple sentences. According to his teacher he is a good student. The room was clean …

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Simple Preposition

Definition with Examples Simple prepositions are the short words used to determine a relation between nouns, pronouns or even to join parts of a clause or sentence. Some examples of simple preposition are- on, over, at, under, by etc. We will form simple sentences using these prepositions to better understand their use. He was sleeping …

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Adverbs of Comparison

Simple Definition with Examples There are three types of Adverbs of comparison, they are- positive, comparative and superlative adverbs. Positive adverbs of comparison are used to make general comparisons without directly comparing two or more things. Some examples of positive comparison are- quick, big, long, deep, strong and cool etc. Comparative Adverbs on the other …

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Adverbs of Conjunction

Simple Definition with Examples The Adverbs of conjunction are used to connect clauses, phrases and words. When the job of an adverb is to connect it is called Conjunctive adverb. Conjunctive adverbs join two clauses or words separated by a semicolon (;) but not by a comma (,). Consider the sentence – ‘The school was …

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Adverbs of Reason/Purpose

Simple Definition with Examples Adverbs of Reason are also sometimes referred to as Adverbs of Purpose. Adverbs of Reason are words used to tell the reason behind the happening of a particular occurrence. Some examples of the Adverbs of reason are – therefore, hence, because, so, etc. We will frame simple sentences using some adverbs …

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Adverbs of Frequency

Simple Definition with Examples An adverb of frequency defines the frequency of occurrence of an event. There are two types of Adverbs of frequency – adverbs of definite frequency and the adverbs of indefinite frequency. ‘Weekly’, ‘annually’, ‘daily’, ‘fortnightly’ are some of the examples of definite frequency adverbs. ‘Often’, ‘sometimes’, ‘infrequently’ and ‘rarely’ are some …

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