Definition:
A
preposition is a
word that links a
noun,
pronoun or
gerund to other words. They can have a variety of meanings:
Direction- He's going TO the shops
Location- It's IN the box
Time- He left AFTER the lesson had finished
Possession- The Government OF Italy
Some prepositional phrases can function like single word prepositions; next to, in front of, etc., called complex prepositions.
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