Types of Preposition :

1. Simple Prepositions / Single-word Prepositions – at, in, by, over,

through, under, after, etc.

2. Compound Prepositions – across, along, before, above, behind,

besides, without, etc.

3. Double Prepositions – from within, from under, out of, from among, etc.

4. Phrase Prepositions / Preposition + noun + preposition – by means

of, on account of, in comparison with, in accordance with, in view of,

in spite of, on the point of, with reference to, with an eye to, etc.

5. Participial Preposition – considering, regarding, concerning, during,

pending, etc.

6. Adverb + Preposition – along with, apart from, as for, as to, away from,

onto, out of, together with, up to, such as.

7. Verb / adjective / conjunction, etc. + Preposition – except for, owing

to, due to, but for, because of.