Kinds of Prepositions in English

The prepositions are the words which join nouns, pronouns and phrases in a sentence. They are basically used to tell the place, time and direction etc. of a noun or a pronoun. The most common prepositions are at, in, on, by, from, etc. 

Placement of Prepositions in a sentence:  The prepositions usually come before the noun and are used with its every form.

Types of Prepositions:  There are two types of Preposition- simple and compound.

Simple Preposition: It contains only one word. It has may types, the most common being Preposition of time, place and direction. Their brief description is given below.

Prepositions of Place: It is used to clarify the place of a noun or a pronoun. It tells the place where a noun or a pronoun is. 

Examples: in, at, on, above, below, on, under, etc.

Preposition of Time: It indicates the time of the event.

Examples: in, at, on, between, during, till, after, before etc.

Preposition of Direction: It is used to describe the direction.

Examples: across, through, to , into, out of etc.

Compound Prepositions:  They contain more than two words.

Examples: in front of, at the back of, in the middle of, in between etc. 

Words which are used without prepositions: There are certain words with which the prepositions are never used.  These are next, every, last, some, any etc.

Example:

I will see you next Monday        : Correct Sentence

I will see you on next Monday   : Incorrect Sentence