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2.  Presenting By: Pir Azrar Ahmed Chishti
 MA. Linguistics
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3. PREPOSITIONS

4. PREPOSITIONS
 Prepositions are words that we use before nouns or pronouns
to show their relationship with other words in a sentence.
 E.g.: I am sitting on a chair.
I am walking to her.
 There are prepositions of location, direction and time.

5. TYPES OF PREPOSITIONS
Prepositions of Location
 Prepositions of Direction
 Prepositions of Time

6. PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION
 Are used to indicate the locations or
position of objects.
 E.g.: on, in, under, in front of, among,
between.

10.  Against – means next to & touching on
upright surface for support.
 E.g.:
 i) Azrar is leaning against the wall.
 ii) I’m leaning against the white board.
 iii) Don’t lean against the wall. It’s just been
painted.

15. Fill in the blanks with suitable
prepositions:
1. The flight departed ___ time.
2. The early man walked ___ foot ____
one place ___ another.
3. The play started ___ 8:00 p.m. sharp.
4. The museum is open ____ Monday ___
Friday.
5. Children’s day is celebrated ___ 14th
November.
on
on
from
to
at
from to
on

16. PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION
 Are used to show direction of movement
to and from a fixed point.
 E.g.: to, from, into, along, over, through,
across and around.

19.  Into – used to show motion or movement.
 E.g.:
i) The cat jumped into the box.
ii) The ball fell into the river.
iii) She poured some boiling water into the teapot.
iv) The man threw rubbish into the river.

20. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions
from the box:
for in on at into
1.The London Bridge is built ____ the
Thames.
2. The yoga classes are held ____ the park.
3. Awais dived ____ the pool.
4.The Christmas party was organized ____ the
club.
5.I am leaving ____ Australia today.
on
in
into
at
for

21. EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions
given in the bracket:
1. Radhika is upset _____ her result. (under/over)
2. Before leaving ____ a journey, I check that my
suitcases are packed. (in/for)
3. A flock of geese flew ______ the farm.
(above/below)
4. On a foggy night, we could not see _______ the
lake. (beyond/above)
5. The plane was hovering _____ the Delhi airport
as it did not get permission to land.
(over/below)
over
for
above
beyond
over

22. EXERCISETick the right preposition:
1. The train is passing (into/through) a tunnel.
2. We will be going for a holiday (towards/near) the
end of the month.
3. There is a temple (beside/besides) our house.
4. (Beside/Besides) acting, Amir Khan has started
directing films also.
5. Children love to sit (in front of/beside) the
television and watch cartoon movies.

23. Write the correct preposition.
1. I will learn karate the summer
holidays.
2. Misbah got a beautiful gift her birthday.
3. She fell a horse.
4. We exchange gifts Eid.
5. Can I borrow your book a day?
since
during
in
on
int
o
off
from on
infor

25. E.g.: There are many gift shop along Jalan Chow Kit

27.  Across – means on the opposite side.
 E.g.:
i) The boy swam across the pond.
ii) Misbah is walking across the road.
iii) Ali walked across the river by using the
old bridge.

29.  Around- means moving in a circle.
 E.g.:
i) The cat ran around the stool chasing the
mouse.

31.  E.g.:
i) Anum jumped over the fence.
ii) The cat leaps over the drain.

33.  E.g.:
i) Ali kicked the ball through the window.
ii) Jerry threw the rubbish through the window.