Grammar : Preposition part 2

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Grammar : Preposition part 2

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Name: Dev Prasad Pandit

Address:Khairahani-4, Chainpur, Chitwan

School: Jana Jiwan Secondary School,Khairahani-2, Chitwan

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Preposition

Preposition is a word (group of words) which is placed before a noun or a pronoun to indicate its location, place, direction, source, method etc.

 

Use of 'over'

• Covering/ higher than: The tablecloth is over the table.   

 

Use of 'under'

• Lower in rank, lower than: Three men were working under the boss.
• There is a pen under the table.

 

Use of 'between'

•    Ram is standing between Sita and Gita. 

 

Use of 'among'

• He is the tallest among all.

 

Use of 'about'

• Topic: He is writing an essay about 'Discipline'.

 

• Concerning: Sabina is careless about her study.    

 

Use of 'out of'

• To outside (in motion): Mohan came out of the bus.

 

 

Use of 'across'

•  From one side to another: She swam across the river.            

 

 

Use of 'behind'

• To the back side: There is a dog behind the house.

 

Use of 'along'

•  From a point to the end: The teacher is walking along the path.

 

Use of 'next to'

• Remaining after or at the side: Anish is sitting next to Manish.

 

Use of 'beside'

• At the side: Apekshya is sitting beside Manisha.

 

Use of 'besides'

•    Apart from/ in addition to: Sabina had three other mobiles besides this.

 

Use of 'in front of'

• At the front/ ahead: There is a flag pole in front of the school building.

 

Use of 'away'

• To a distance: Parsa Bazaar is three kilometres away from my house.

 

Use of 'off'

•  Breaking the connection: He turned off the switch.

 

Use of 'before'

• Earlier than: We have to finish up to unit 7 before first terminal examination.

 

Use of 'after'

• Later than: We have a long holiday after final examination.

 

Use of 'till/ until'

•  Up to the time: I will wait until she comes.

 

Use of 'up'

• From lower to upper: Mamata climbed up the tree.

 

Use of 'down'

•  From upper to lower: Suman climbed down the tree.

 

Some phrasal prepositions

• a pair of    
• a couple of        
• accused of      
• afraid of        
• die of         
• fond of      
• tired of      
• get rid of consist of             
•  dream of          
• deprive of           
• apply for   
• care for     
• search for           
• look for
• apologize for       
• go out                
• put out          
• die out          
• find out         
• put off      
• take off           
•  a part from     
•  get off         
•  give off      
• turn off   
•  switch off         
• give up       
• give away              
• break into
• depend on       
• look for    
• listen to       
• eat up        
• different from    
• similar with     
• angry with   
• pleased with 
• satisfied with

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