1.做定语。
如:The book in which the pictures are black and white is mine.主句是:The book is mine.定从是:The pictures are black and white.在复合句中in chich作定语。
2.作状语。
如:The boy with whom I will go to your home is my best friend.主句是:The boy is my best friend.定从是:I will go to your home with him.在复合句中with whom作状语。
介词前可以加名词、形容词、动词。
例如:
1.名词加介词:a picture of the teacher,老师的照片;the book of his,他的书;some water of the factory,工厂的一些水。
2.形容词加介词:afraid of my teacher,害怕我的老师。
3.动词加介词:admit of,容许有,有余地,有可能;The matter admits of no delay,此事刻不容缓;The price quoted will not admit of any allowance,所报价格不容打折扣。
介词又称作前置词,表示名词、代词等与句中其他词的关系,在句中不能单独作句子成分。
介词后面一般有名词、代词或相当于名词的其他词类、短语或从句作它的宾语,表示与其他成分的关系。
介词和它的宾语构成介词词组,在句中作状语,表语,补语或介词宾语。