Sunday, 2 April 2017

Preposition | Simply Explained With Examples

Preposition

                           A preposition is a word that is placed before a noun (or) pronoun to show its relationship to some other word in a sentence.
                             Ex: He is fond of tea.


  v Prepositions of position

v In” is used for larger places (In Mumbai, In Delhi,)
Ex: My brother lives in Delhi.
v At” is used for specific places (at market, at guindy,)
Ex:  She works at Virudhunagar.
v On” refers to things at rest
Ex: My book is on the table.
v Upon” refers to things in motion
Ex: the cat jumped upon the wall.
v Above” refers to things in fixed
Ex: there is a fan above his head
v Over” refers to things in movement
Ex: A jet flew over Madurai.
v Under” for vertically below
Ex: The children are sitting under the fan.
v Beneath”  for a lower position
Ex: seeds germinate beneath the soil
v Betweendistribution involving only two persons/things
Ex: The property was divided between his two sons
v Amongdistribution involving more than two persons/thing
Ex: the brokers shared the profit among themselves.
v Besideby the side of
Ex: There is a church beside over the school
v Besidesin addition to
Ex: I can speak English besides Hindi
v In” refers to things at rest
Ex: My ID card is in my bag
v Into” refers to things in motion (movement)
Ex: she jumped into the wall.
v Behindat the back of (used with place)
Ex: My school is behind the temple
v Afterthe next   (used with time)
Ex: I never do any work after 10.pm
v Beyondafter a certain point
Ex: the school is beyond the market.
v Across” from one side to another side
Ex: We swam across the river.
v Along” in the same side
Ex: They move along the highway.
v Aroundon every side (here and there)
Ex: He traveled around the world.
v Off” is used for separation (away from)
Ex: He fell off from the bicycle.
v Against” used for opposition, collision
Ex: She was married against her will.
       The car knocked against the lorry.
v Through” from one side to another
Ex: We can see through the glass.

v On” with days or date
Ex: school commences on Monday.
I was born on 06.06.1999.
v In” with months/seasons/years.
Ex: flowers bloom in spring.
v Atfor a certain point of time[with names of festivals]
Ex: She returns at six
       Will you visit us at Diwali?
v In” is used show the period of time
Ex: he will finish the work in one hour.
[The work will be completed only after the one hour]
v Within” is used to indicate the work of time the end of time.
Ex: he will finish the work within one hour.
[It means the work can be finished at any time before the completion of one hour]
v By” within a certain time
Ex: Return home by four hours.
       By the end of this month.
v By” used before a doer/person
Ex: The letter was posted by Roja.
v With” used before instrument
Ex: Brutus stabbed Caesar with a dagger.
       I usually write with ball point pen.
v Since” is used for a point of time (or) specific time
Ex: He has been working here since 2000.
v For” is used for a period of time
Ex: It has been raining for five years.
v For” is used purpose also
Ex: Our leaders fought against the British for freedom.
v Up” it marks upward movement
Ex: He climbs up a tree.
v Down” it marks downward movement
Ex: the man climbs down a tree.
v Till” it marks “time-limit” an action
Ex: please, wait here till 11’O clock.
v Up to” it marks “place-limit” of an action
Ex: We shall walk up to your house.


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