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 “Between”
distribution involving only two persons/things
Ex: The property was
divided between his two sons
v “Among”
distribution involving more than two persons/thing
Ex: the brokers shared
the profit among themselves.
v “Beside”
by the side of
Ex: There is a church beside
over the school
v “Besides”
in 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 “Behind”
at the back of (used with place)
Ex: My school is behind
the temple
v “After”
the next (used with time)
Ex: I never do any work
after 10.pm
v “Beyond”
after 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 “Around”
on 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 “At”
for 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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