"A preposition must always be followed by a noun or pronoun in a sentence. The noun or pronoun is the object of the proposition.
A verb cannot be an object, therefore prepositions are never followed by a verb."
One simple rule
Because prepositions must be followed by a noun and have an object, they usually shouldn't be used at the end of a sentence. For example, it is not correct to say:
The table is where I put my books on.
However, there are certain circumstances where it is acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition.
However, here is an example where it is perfectly acceptable to use a preposition to end a sentence:
A couple more simple basic rules, if you're interested: https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/probPrep.asp
Leyla...
You suggested that reading helps us learn the way prepositions are used and I agree completely.
In fact, reading (plus listening) is one of the ways we learn our native languages.
That's why I have tried to show a number of examples of the preposition for used in sentences.
Tempus
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I like this chair I'm sitting on:
The birthday will be very happy if somebody is finally baking a cake for it. All the years it had to see birthday children getting cakes. Only it, the poor birthday, got … nothing! :-) I couldn't help joking a little bit. You will not feel offended, will you, Richard?
Very useful explanation again. Thank you, Richard.
Hello Richard
I think there are many good ways to learn English prepositions. It is easy to learn. However it is very hard to remember all them and to use when you need them. Especially it is difficult for people who do not have prepositions in their native languages.
I think reading may be very useful in this case. Do you agree with me?
