Preposition-kinds of preposition-english grammar

Preposition-kinds of preposition-english grammar

Preposition:
"Prepositions are words that connect a noun or a pronoun, or another noun to indicate position or relation in time and space."
OR
"Those small words with out rule or pattern that we have to associate with certain verbs , Nouns or adjectives"

Forms of prepositions:

1. Simple prepositions
2. double prepositions
3. compound prepositions 
4. participle prepositions
5. phrase prepositions
6. disguised prepositions

1. Simple prepositions:

simple prepositions are

at, by, with, on, in, to, for, of, off, from, though, up, till, over, under, after, etc.

2. Double prepositions:

into, onto, from among, form under, over , against, from within, 

3. Compound prepositions:

compounds of prepositions plus verb or adjective.

Examples:

Across (On + Cross); 

beneath (by + neath)

beyond (by + younder)

4. Participle prepositions:

present or past participles are used as prepositions as pending, concerning, considering, regarding, not withstanding, during etc.

5. Phrases prepositions:

those prepositions are made when two or more words are thrown together ending with a simple prepositions.

its examples are;

by means of, in course of, in accordance with, by virtue of.

6. Disguised prepositions:

some time by is changed into b and on into a for making a preposition, 

for example in the word before b stands for by and in across a stands for on.