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Prepositions
This document discusses prepositions in English. It provides a list of common prepositions like at, on, in, for, from etc. It gives examples of how to use prepositions of time and place correctly in sentences. It also lists some verbs that are not followed by prepositions. The document contains exercises where readers are asked to identify errors related to preposition usage and fill in blanks with appropriate prepositions. It highlights some prepositions that are often misused like between and among, beside and besides. Overall, the document aims to help readers understand and use English prepositions properly in their writing and speech.
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- 3. Common Prepositions nagaRAJU about above across after against around at before behind below beneath beside besides between beyond by down during except for from in inside into like near of off on out outside over since through throughout till to toward under until up upon with without according to becauseof by way of in addition to in front of in place of in spite of instead of on account of out of
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- 6. Prepositions nagaRAJU at in onby for noon the morning Wednesday 4 pm a change midnight June Friday morning tomorrow three months 5 pm 2018 my birthday cab an hour and a half the airport summer on foot train long home Hyderabad a vacation any means many years office India Republic Day by walk a few seconds school the world May 16th the deadline a while
- 7. At, on, in nagaRAJU at on in Wewill have a class at 4 pm on all days in June, but not on Sundays. Our office is located at 2-2- 6/10 on Nampally Station Road in Hyderabad.
- 8. Make meaningful sentences nagaRAJU I got married at ………………… I got married in ………………… I got married on ……………..… I got married in ………………… I got married before …………… I got married after ………………
- 9. Exercise One nagaRAJU Fill inthe blanks with the correct prepositions
- 10. Prepositions nagaRAJU place time Others inat off at on of on in out of from since/for about under/below ago / before by near/beside/next to by at over till/until on by from from
- 11. No Prepositions nagaRAJU await lack regret concern board ensure affect sign join direct order attack resist resign reach succeed precede resemble violate accompany investigate discuss enter emphasise
- 12. Exercise Two nagaRAJU Fill thespaces with correct prepositions
- 13. Spot Errors nagaRAJU Ilook forward to see you again. I dived in the water. The traffic has been disrupted from two days. I informed to the police about the accident. He ordered for the transfer. I am concerned with your health. He is concerned for sending reports. I caught a flight for Bangalore. I left for home. He takes pride of it. He looked at the matter.
- 14. Exercise Three nagaRAJU When Ireached the RUSA premises near Nampally Railway Station, I got off the cab and walked a short distance into the building where I had a class. I knocked at the door of the lecture hall and waited for a few minutes, but no one came to open the door. I pushed the door and it opened, but I was disappointed to find no one in the hall. I didn’t know where to go. I switched on the air conditioner and sat in a chair at the end of the hall and waited for my students. When I reached the RUSA premises at Nampally Railway Station, I got of the cab and walked a short distance in the building where I had a class. I knocked on the door in the lecture hall and waited till a few minutes, but no one came toward open the door. I pushed the door and it opened, but I was disappointed on find no one at the hall. I didn’t know where to go. I switched off the air conditioner and sat on a chair at the end off the hall and waited far my students.
- 15. Prepositions often misused nagaRAJU between, among beside, besides above, over for, since
- 16. Prepositions nagaRAJU My motheris in Gandhi Hospital. (patient) My mother is at Gandhi Hospital. (visiting) I can meet you at 4 o’clock. I can meet you after 4 o’clock. I can meet you before 4 o’clock. I can meet you by 4 o’clock.
- 17. Exercise Four nagaRAJU Write ashort paragraph about the nature of your job at the CCE. Underline all the prepositions that you have used.
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- 19. Exercise Five nagaRAJU Make necessary correctionsand rewrite (Sentences picked up from your office files)
Editor's Notes
- #7 1. In: This is used to indicate a place inside a room, house, town, city etc a) I watch TV in the living room. b) I live in New Delhi. 2. At: An exact position or place or event a) She met him at the concert. b) I met him at the door. 3. On: Above a surface, a particular side, a floor in the house, for television etc. a) My apartment is on the third floor. b) I watched the Mahabaratha on TV. 4. From: In the sense of ‘where from’ a) I bought dresses from the mall. 5. Under/ Below: Lower or above something a) The birds are flying below the clouds. 6. By/ Near/ Beside/ Next to: Adjacent to something a) Dilip is waiting by the car. 7. Over: exceeding, overcoming an obstacle, above a) They climbed over the wall to flee. b) He is over 70 years old. 1. Off: Leaving a public transport vehicle a) She got off the train. 2. Of: Expressing amount or ownership a) She is a friend of mine. b) Show her the picture of the palace. 3. Out of: Leaving a vehicle or a building a) She got out of the lift in a hurry. 4. About: Dealing with a certain topic a) We were talking about the movie. 5. By: a method of travelling; indicating the creator; indicating a change/ progression a) This book was written by Ruskin Bond. b) Prices have risen by 2.5 percent. 6. At: Indicating age a) She learned to drive at 65. 7. On: A method of travelling a) He got there by foot. b) Please get on the bus before it starts. 8. From: expressing origin or a change in state a) It is a gift from Ashish. b) The fever went from bad to worse. 9. In: Entering a car/ taxi a) I asked her to get in the car.
- #10 Above and over can both mean ‘higher than’. Above is preferred when one thing is not directly over another. There is a temple above the lake. (The temple is not directly over the lake.) Over is preferred when one thing covers or touches another. He put on a sweater over his shirt. (NOT He put on a sweater above his shirt.) In measurements of temperature and height we use above. In measurements of ages and speeds we use over. The temperature never rose above 5 degrees Celsius. You have to be over 18 to see that film.
- #13 Above and over can both mean ‘higher than’. Above is preferred when one thing is not directly over another. There is a temple above the lake. (The temple is not directly over the lake.) Over is preferred when one thing covers or touches another. He put on a sweater over his shirt. (NOT He put on a sweater above his shirt.) In measurements of temperature and height we use above. In measurements of ages and speeds we use over. The temperature never rose above 5 degrees Celsius. You have to be over 18 to see that film.
- #16 Above and over can both mean ‘higher than’. Above is preferred when one thing is not directly over another. There is a temple above the lake. (The temple is not directly over the lake.) Over is preferred when one thing covers or touches another. He put on a sweater over his shirt. (NOT He put on a sweater above his shirt.) In measurements of temperature and height we use above. In measurements of ages and speeds we use over. The temperature never rose above 5 degrees Celsius. You have to be over 18 to see that film.
- #18 Above and over can both mean ‘higher than’. Above is preferred when one thing is not directly over another. There is a temple above the lake. (The temple is not directly over the lake.) Over is preferred when one thing covers or touches another. He put on a sweater over his shirt. (NOT He put on a sweater above his shirt.) In measurements of temperature and height we use above. In measurements of ages and speeds we use over. The temperature never rose above 5 degrees Celsius. You have to be over 18 to see that film.
- #20 Above and over can both mean ‘higher than’. Above is preferred when one thing is not directly over another. There is a temple above the lake. (The temple is not directly over the lake.) Over is preferred when one thing covers or touches another. He put on a sweater over his shirt. (NOT He put on a sweater above his shirt.) In measurements of temperature and height we use above. In measurements of ages and speeds we use over. The temperature never rose above 5 degrees Celsius. You have to be over 18 to see that film.