Prepositions are seen to show some key characteristics and perform some vital functions when used in sentences. Let us look at the various uses of prepositions in English.
1. They are used to show the direction of something.
2. They can refer to the time of something happening.
3. They can be used to denote the position or location of an object in the sentence.
4. They are also used to represent spatial relationships.
5. Prepositional phrases, in particular, can be used to do all of these when used in sentences.