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P 1. A preposition comes before a noun Many people die of malaria every year.

R or pronoun it governs.
E 2. A preposition can be placed at a) To whom did you give his book?
P the beginning of a sentence. b) In which shop did you buy this pen?
O 3. Sometimes it is placed last for a) Our President is known all the world over.
gluing emphasis.
b) This they insist on.
S 4. There are many words a) Rani was here before eight.
I which can be used both as a
T preposition and as an adverb. b) Kumar has not done this sort of work
before.
I 5. There are certain words which a) They refused to refuse his earnest request.

O always take the infinitive after b) We agree to disagree with you on these
N them. points.

Simple in, on, at, from, to, of, up, for, with, till, out, through, etc.
Compound between, beside, below, before, above, among, around, without, etc.
Phrase because of, in order to, in place of, in addition to, in the middle of, etc.

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