Top 50 Prepositions List For Competitive Exams
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List Of Top 50 Prepositions and How they're Used In English
Well, hello dear! So finally you have decided to clear your confusion and form a relationship with 50 Prepositions, and that’s actually what Prepositions do.
In simple terms, Preposition tells us the Position of something in Relation to another.
Let’s understand this with a few more definitions and examples. The role of prepositions in the English language can be understood by dividing the word into two parts; Pre and Positions. Preposition means ‘Positioned Before’.
A preposition is used before a noun or a pronoun to show the word’s relationship with the other nearby word. This relation between two words can be shown using prepositions such as:
- Couple in front of the Villa
- Wife next to the husband
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Top 50 Prepositions List
Since now you know that prepositions are used to show the relationship between nouns, pronouns, and phrases in a sentence, and connect objects, time, and people, and locations; they can be broadly divided into five types.
These types are commonly known as
- Simple
- Double,
- Compound
- Participle; and
- Phrase prepositions
However, before we go in-depth, it is quite possible that you are just looking for a quick list of top 50 prepositions, so here it is:
List of Top 50 Prepositions
- With
- At
- From
- Into
- During
- Including
- Until
- Against
- To
- In
- For
- On
- By
- About
- Like
- Through
- Among
- Throughout
- Despite
- Towards
- Upon
- Concerning
- Of
- Near
- Over
- Before
- Between
- After
- Since
- Without
- Under
- Above
- Within
- Along
- Following
- Across
- Behind
- Beyond
- Plus
- Except
- But
- Up
- Out
- Around
- Down
- Off
Types of Prepositions
Well, let’s understand the core concepts starting with the very first question, How many types of Prepositions are there?
Prepositions can be divided into 5 different types as shown here:
- Simple preposition
- Double preposition
- Compound preposition
- Participle preposition
- Phrase preposition
However, reading just names is not going to serve the purpose and we have to understand why they are different from each other.
Since you have decided to dive deeper into the Prepositions, you should be knowing that prepositions have also been noticed doing some weird stuff out there.
Literally, weird enough to confuse you thoroughly.
Although prepositions are used to describe the position of something and come before the objects, prepositions may sometimes be used to end the sentences.
However, that does nothing but makes the sentence more complex to understand.
For Example, A keyboard is a machine to type with. (where with is a preposition however used to end the sentence. )
To avoid these kinds of confusion, let’s begin with the very first one that is Simple Prepositions.
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1. Simple Preposition:
Short words that show the relationship between nouns, pronouns, or sometimes connect parts of a clause or sentence are known as Simple Prepositions.
These are common prepositions used to describe location, time, or place. Some most heard examples are at, for, in, off, on, over, and under.
However, there are more of these. You can have a look at this list of common prepositions. The fun fact is you are using most of them in your everyday life.
- aboard
- about
- above
- beneath
- beside
- besides
- between
- beyond
- toward
- under
- underneath
- across
- after
- against
- along
- alongside
- amid
- among
- around
- at
- before
- behind
- but
- by
- concerning
- considering
- despite
- down
- during
- except
- excepting
- for
- through
- unto
- up
- upon
- via
- with
- within
- without
- round
- save
- since
- on
- till
- to
- opposite
- out
- outside
- over
- past
- near
- of
- off
- in
- inside
- into
- like
- regarding
- onto
- throughout
- from
- below
- until
Now don’t get confused with the articles writing about Prepositions Of Time, place, or direction. These are all the subcategories of Simple Prepositions. Have a look at these examples for better understanding.
- I will meet you at the library. (preposition of place)
Here the notable fact is, there’s a difference between preposition of place and preposition of direction.
Preposition of the place tells you about the location of something while preposition is direction answered the question of ‘Where’ or where something is moving. Here’s an example:
- The teacher came between our fight.
- I have traveled across the country.
Preposition of time are quite different from these.
- We’ll have breakfast before lunch.
2. Double Preposition:
Let’s keep it simple, join two simple prepositions together and you get a double preposition. Yes, that’s it.
You might have heard this kind of sentences before;
- He came out of the house. (out and of are joined to form a double preposition)
However, the notable fact is, nowadays you are more likely to hear
- He came out the house. It is because in spoken English of is being dropped.
Here are some common examples of double prepositions; into, onto, throughout, upon, without, inside, out of, from within, etc.
3. Compound Preposition:
Compound prepositions are similar to double prepositions as both of them are formed after the conjunction of two words.
In the case of double prepositions, two simple prepositions are joined together, whereas compound prepositions are formed by joining one simple preposition with another non-prepositional word.
Well, if that sounds confusing to you, let’s have a look at some compound prepositions that are used in our day to day lives.
- relative to
- relating to
- relating to
- regardless of
- pursuant to
- prior to
- previous to
- owing to
- outside of
- out of
- on top of
- on the point of
- in common with
- in case of
- with the intention of
- with respect to
- with regard to
- with reference to
- with a view to
- what with
- under cover of
- subsequent to
- similar to
- short of
- relative to
- in care of
- in accordance with
- in a manner similar to
- from the point of view of
- from between
- from beneath
- from behind
- from among
- from above
- for the sake of
- for the reason that
- for the purpose of
- for lack of
- for fear of
- except for
- during the course of
- due to
- in close connection with
- by way of
- by virtue of
- by reason of
- by means of
- by force of
- because of
- at this point in time
- at the time of
- at the point of
- at that point in time
- as for
- as compared with
- as compared to
- as between
- as against
- around about
- apart from
- alongside of
- along with
- ahead of
- according to
- on the part of
- on the part of
- on the basis of
- on the basis of
- on behalf of
- on behalf of
- on account of
- on account of
- instead of
- inside of
- independently of
- in the nature of
- in the immediate vicinity of
- in the face of
- in the event of
- in the course of
- in terms of
- in spite of
- in search of
- in relation to
- in regard to
- in receipt of
- in preference to
- in place of
- in order to
- in opposition to
- in lieu of
- in front of
- in favor of
- in exchange for
- in excess of
- in deference to
- in default of
- in contrast to
- in consideration of
- in consequence of
- in connection with
- in compliance with
- in comparison to
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Participle Preposition
It’s basically a verb that also acts as a preposition and ends with; -ing, -en, -ed.
You may have gone through these most common participle prepositions; Given, during, considering, assuming, provided, etc.
However, this is not it. There are other participle prepositions that we are likely to use in our day to day conversation, but that is worth knowing.
Between, given, taken, including, owing, concerning, failing, considering, regarding, barred, during, respected, provided, pending, according, barring, accepting, notwithstanding, expecting, following, excluding, regarding, etc.
Prepositional Phrase:
A phrase is basically a group of words. So in the case of prepositional phrases, identify a preposition, its object, and a word that’s modifying the object.
Working on this, you will repeatedly notice a prepositional phrase modifying a verb or a noun.
You can read more about these in the article on Prepositional Phrase by Grammarly.
Conclusion
A preposition is indeed quite confusing but only when you dive deep into it. If you are planning your career as a copy-editor or going to participate in any exam, learning the basics is always worth it.
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