Here are the answers with prepositions filled in the blanks: 1. The boy was absent from school. 2. His company is progressing by leaps & bounds. 3. You don't know how to deal with others. 4. Is she preparing for the test. 5. We put our books in our bags. 6. We can't rely on him. 7. He is working at Durpora in Srinagar. 8. My friend lives in Hamirpur in Goa. 9. Joe Biden lives in New York in USA. 10. The deer was killed by Hunter with Knife.

1. Mudasir Sir’s English Planet
A lesson on English Grammar
Topic: Use of Prepositions
Presented By
Mr. Mudasir Amin
M.A (English), B.Ed., M.Ed.,
ITI(COPA), Pursuing Ph.D

2. Use of Prepositions
What is a preposition?
Preposition:- Preposition is a word or group
of words, such as in, on, from, to, out of, on
behalf of, used before a noun or a pronoun
to show place, position, time or method.
For Example:- at night, at breakfast, on the
table, in Delhi, on Monday, in his bag,
before me, among them.

3. Significance/Use of Prepositions
• At, In, On
1. ‘At’ is used with the names of small towns and
villages, while ‘In’ is used with the names of big cities
and countries; as,
He lives at shivpora in Mumbai.
The PM lives in Delhi in India.
2. ‘At’ is used for a point of time, while ‘In’ is used for
a period of time; as,
We shall leave at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
They came at sunset.
She was born at Haridwar in 1983.
3. ‘On’ is used with particular dates and days; as,
She died on Monday, Tuesday, etc.
She died on March 18,2010.

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• In, Into
‘In’ denotes rest within, while ‘into’ denotes
motion inwards. Such as,
Brother is in the room.
We went into the room.
• On, Upon
‘On’ is used for a thing at rest, while ‘upon’
generally denotes motion; such as,
He was sitting on a chair. (denotes rest)
The crow sprang upon the table. (denotes
motion)

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• Between, Among
‘Between’ is used with two persons or things,
while ‘Among’ is used with more than two; as,
The two sisters quarreled between themselves.
Divide the sweets between the two children.
The five brother’s quarreled among themselves.
• Beside / Besides
‘Beside’ means ‘by the side’, while ‘Besides’
means ‘in addition’; as,
She came and sat beside her mother.
Besides money he wants furniture.

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• By, With
‘By’ is used after verbs in the passive voice to express the
agent or doer, while ‘with’ denotes the instrument with
which the action is done; as,
Deer was killed by king with an arrow.
• Since, for, From
‘Since’ is used for a point of time, while ‘for’ is used for a
period of time.
Both ‘since’ and ‘for’ are preceded by a verb in the perfect
tense; as
She has not seen me since last week. (Point of time)
She has been ill for two weeks. (period of time)
‘From’ is used for a point of time, but can be preceded by a
verb in any tense; as We have to work from morning till
evening to earn our living. (present tense)
We stayed at Delhi from 10th Feb. to 20th Feb. (Past tense)
I will work regularly from tomorrow. (Future tense)

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• In Within, Before (When used for time)
‘In’ denotes at the end of a period of time;
e.g. I will return in a month. (at the expiry of a month)
‘Within’ denotes before the expiry of a period of time;
e.g., I will see you again within a month. (before the
expiry of a month)
‘Before’ is used for a point of time; as,
I will do it before the end of this month.(before a fixed
time)
• By, Till
‘By’ means ‘not later than’, while ‘till’ means ‘upto’;
e.g., The exam will be over by 2 o’clock.
We shall stay at our campus till Sunday next.

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• After, In (When they refer to time)
‘After’ denotes at the end of a period of time in
the past. e. g., He returned after a week past.
(when the week was over)
‘In’ denotes at the end of a period of time in the
future; as, He will return in a week. (future=
when the week is over)
• After, Behind
‘After’ generally refers to ‘time’. While ‘Behind’
refers to place; as,
The boy came after 10 o’clock and stood behind
school.
Note: They ran after the thief. (refers to position
or place)

9. Check Yourself
• Use Prepositions among the following blanks;
1. The boy was absent ______ school.
2. His company is progressing ________ leaps &
bounds.
3. You don’t know how to deal _______ others.
4. Is she preparing _______ the test.
5. We put our books ______ our bags.
6. We can’t rely _________ him.
7. He is working _____ Durpora ____ Srinagar.
8. My friend lives _____ Hamirpur _____ Goa.
9. Joe Biden lives _____ New York _____ USA.
10.The deer was killed _____ Hunter ______ Knife.