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PREPOSITIONS

 

Prepositions are the words normally placed before nouns or pronouns to show it relationship.

 

EXAMPLES

·        She put the coin in his pocket. 

·        Tara is fond of coffee. 

·        Rohan sat beside Mohan.

·        Adil and Anil went Mumbai by train.

·        Manoj is running on the roof.

 

MOST POPULAR PREPOSITIONS
AND	BUT	AT	TO	ON	IN
FOR	OF	UP	OFF	FROM	OUT
WITH	DURING	DOWN	BELOW	BESIDE	OVER
BY	NEAR	BEHIND	INSIDE	AMONG	ALONG

 

 

 

A prepositions indicates the relation between the noun / pronoun before which it is placed to something else (a noun/ pronoun/ adjective, etc) in the sentence. It indicates time, place, direction, etc. 

 

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE AND DIRECTION 

At, in, into, to, on, before, after, behind, across, up, down, beside, above, over, between, beyond, among, in front of, near, along, toward(s), through. 

 

ACROSS AND ALONG

§  Across shows movement through something.

§  Along shows movement by the side of something.

 

EXAMPLES

·        A swimmer swam across river and faced huge tides.

·        Driver drank and drove along the road.

·        The child ran across the road. 

·        The joggers walked along the river. 

·        There are five hundred trees along the road.

 

IN AND INTO

§  In means inside.

§  Into shows movement outside to inside.

EXAMPLES

·        Mahi has been studying in her room since morning.

·        As teacher enters into the class, students stand up.

·        Krishna lives in Mumbai. 

·        The police rushed into the building. 

·        Red Fort is in Delhi.

 

BESIDE AND BESIDES

§  Beside: (by the side of) 

§  Besides: in addition to, apart from.

 

EXAMPLES

·        A beautiful mall is beside bus stand.

·        He dislikes fishing besides; he doesn’t even own a boat.

·        Do you have any book besides comic book?

·        I sat beside my father in the cinema hall. 

·        I place my diary beside my bed.

 

BY: Near

EXAMPLES

·        He was sitting by the fire. 

·        She sits by her friend. 

UNDER: Indicates a lower place

EXAMPLES

·        He is working under pressure.

·        They are sitting under the tree.

·        A cat is under a table.

·        Many children are playing under the roof.

·        There are so many birds under the roof.

 

BENEATH: Shows something lower than another in position.

EXAMPLES

·        There is snake beneath leaves.

·        Everything beneath the sky is in man’s possession.

 

BELOW: Means something lower in amount, rank, etc

EXAMPLES

·        There is a pile of books below the table.

·        You should not go below your level.

·        Don’t take a pillow below your head.

·        Your percentage is below 80. 

 

BETWEEN AND AMONG

§  Between is used for two persons, things or objects.

§  Among is used for more than two persons, things or objects.

 

EXAMPLES

·        Pankaj has solved problem between Rakesh and his friend.

·        Actors gossiped among themselves during award ceremony.

·        Both the boys distributed chocolates between themselves. 

·        The men started quarelling among themselves. 

·        He was sitting between his friends.

 

 

Through: Movement from one end to the other.

EXAMPLES

·        A cat jumped through the window.

·        A train passes through the tunnel.

·        Be careful while going through the jungle.

·        It is difficult to pass through bushes. 

 

THROUGHOUT: Thoroughness in process all over

EXAMPLES

·        She sleeping in auditorium throughout the function.

·        He never helped anyone throughout his career.

·        They were distributing sweets to children throughout the night.

·        This rumour has spread throughout the state.

 

IN FRONT OF: Opposite

EXAMPLES

·        Children are playing kho kho in front of house.

·        So many volunteers were collecting money in front of bus stand.

·        Don’t stand in front of an angry bull.

·        There is a post office in front of our school. 

 

BEHIND: At the back

EXAMPLES

·        There is a shopping mall behind that restaurant.

·        Don’t stand behind in row.

·        Always boys stand behind friends.

·        The sun set behind the hills. 

 

NEAR: Close

EXAMPLES

·        A huge accident occurs near my office.

·        Children are standing near bakery.

·        There is a public library near our house. 

·        We are near our destination.

 

TOWARD/ TOWARDS: In the direction of

EXAMPLES

·        He is going towards a mall.

·        So many people went toward police station.

·        Alfred Nobel prepared his will towards the end of his life.

·        We are heading toward big changes in the social set up.

 

ABOVE: Higher place/ position

EXAMPLES

·        So many birds above the roof.

·        There are clouds above our heads. 

·        His father is above her father in the department.

 

UP: At a higher position

EXAMPLES

·        Don’t go up the mountain without any reason.

·        You should stand up when teacher enters the class.

·        You have to go up this hill. 

·        She stood up to welcome the guests. 

 

DOWN: At a lower place/ position

EXAMPLES

·        He got down from the tower in the evening.

·        Slow down your car at the speed breakers.

·        Children kneel down in front of teacher.

·        Tom and Jill went down the hill. 

 

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME & DATE

(at, on, in, till, until, during, from, for, since, before, after, within)

AT: 

I) MAN-MADE TIME 

·        She met her at 6am.

·        He had visited that hotel at 7 pm.

·        I had my dinner at 8 o’clock.

·        He went to his bed at 9 o’clock.

(II) AT NOON, AT MIDNIGHT 

·        They had finished their work at noon.

·        I saw a shadow at midnight.

 

(III) POINT OF TIME 

·        Teacher has asked us reach school at five in the morning. 

·        Scientist celebrates their success at the start of the week. 

 

(IV) PERIOD OF HOLIDAYS / AT A PLACE 

·        There is a boy at the platform.

·        He met me at school.

 

 (V) AT FIRST, AT THE END 

·        She had finished her examination at last.

·        Students ran out of class at once.

 

(VI) AT FIFTEEN, AT THE AGE OF ADOLESCENCE 

·        He became doctor at the age of nineteen.

·        He passed his SSLC at sixteen.

·        Everyone knows at fifteen she goes to hostel.

 

ON

(I) PARTICULAR DAY, DATE, ETC. 

·        I celebrated his birthday on 20^th of December.

·        I will definitely meet you on Monday.

·        We will go to Mumbai on Saturday.

 

(II) EXACT TIME 

·        He reached his office on time.

·        My boss always does his work on time.

·        The train is on time. 

·        You should finish your on time.

 

(III) PERIOD OF TIME 

·        Consult your doctor on the morning of Monday.

·        She will reach her house on afternoon of Tuesday.

 

IN

(I) NATURAL TIME 

·        Sun rises in the morning.

·        Sun sets in the evening.

·        You cannot see stars in the afternoon.

 

(II) MONTHS 

·        Prasad will come in the month of January.

·        He sold his villa in December.

·        You will get delicious mangoes in April.

 

(III) BEFORE A FIXED TIME 

·        Students submitted their projects in time.

·        Mohit finished his assignment in time.

·        The train is in time. 

·        Don’t be late, reach office in time.

 

(IV) SEASON 

·        There will be lot of snow on roads in winter.

·        I saw beautiful flowers in spring.

·        She has lost her beauty in summer due to high temperature.

·        He loves play with water in rainy season.

 

BY: BEFORE SOMETIME

·        Seema and Reema prepared dinner by 8 pm.

·        They caught bus by half past four.

·        I can reach there by 6 pm. 

·        The bus had left by the time she reached the bus stand.

 

FROM: TIME LIMIT

·        You can consult doctor from 9 am to 1 pm.

·        Employees working time is from 10 am to 5 pm.

·        He has to work from 8 am to 8 pm 

 

TO: TIME LIMIT

·        Visit our restaurant from Wednesday to Sunday.

·        No parking from Sunday to Tuesday.

·        She had been here from Monday to Saturday. 

 

TILL: UPTO

·        They have to say till 7 pm.

·        She has to work till evening. 

·        I sat in the office till 5 pm. 

 

UNTIL:  NOT BEFORE

·        I waited for her until I exhausted.

·        She spent money until her purse became empty.

·        He sat in the courtyard until it got dark. 

 

DURING:  IN THE COURSE OF

·        I visited my uncle’s house during holidays.

·        He used to take rest during his work. 

·        She went to Shimala during 2013.

 

FOR: AS A PERIOD OF TIME, WHEN THE TIMES IS NOT EXACT

·        I have been waiting for three hours.

·        Our teacher teaches us for full two hours. 

·        He has been living here for ten years. 

 

SINCE:  POINT OF TIME, WHEN TIME IS EXACT

·        He had been staying in USA since 2010.

·        They have been living here since 2004. 

·        The patient has been suffering since Monday last. 

 

AFTER: AFTERWARDS

·        Police had visited house after it was robbed.

·        The doctor came after the patient had died. 

·        Letter came after he had lost every hope. 

 

BEFORE: WITHIN A TIME LIMIT

·        She caught thief before he escaped from her house.

·        You should come back before dusk. 

·        Our guests came before we could go out. 

 

WITHIN: BEFORE THE END OF

·        He lost his all money within five minutes.

·        She got surprised within few seconds.

·        I’ll return within an hour. 

 

PREPOSITION MCQ TEST