PREPOSITIONS

PREPOSITIONS

A PREPOSITION INDICATES THE RELATION BETWEEN A NOUN OR A PRONOUN WITH ANOTHER WORD OR WORDS IN THE SENTENCE

MOST COMMON PREPOSITIONS

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MOST USED PREPOSITION

• ABOUT , ABOVE , ACROSS , AFTER , AGAINST , ALONG , AMONG , AROUND, AT , BEFORE, BENEATH, BEHIND, BELOW, BESIDE, BESIDES, BETWEEN, BEYOND, BY, DOWN, DURING, FOR, FROM, IN, INSIDE, INTO, OF, OFF, ON, OUT, OUTSIDE, OVER, SINCE, THROUGH, TILL, TO , TOWARDS, UNDER, UNDERNEATH, UNTIL, UP, UPON, WITH, WITHIN, WITHOUT

RULES REGARDING CERTAIN PREPOSITIONS

'AT' IS USED:

• FOR A DEFINITE POINT OF TIME
• FOR AN EXACT POINT 
• WITH FESTIVALS
• REFERS TO AIM

'IN'  IS USED:

• WITH PARTS OF THE DAY
• WITH MONTH AND YEAR

'ON' IS USED:

• WITH DAYS AND DATES
• TO INDICATE NEARNESS

"ON" IS NOT USED BEFORE YESTERDAY,TODAY,TOMORROW

'BY' IS USED:

• TO EXPRESS MOTION FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

'INTO':  

• DENOTES MOTION TOWARDS THE INSIDE OF SOMETHING

'BETWEEN':

• IS USED FOR TWO PERSONS OR THINGS

'AMONG':

• WITH MORE THAN TWO PERSONS OR THINGS

'ABOVE':

• USED FOR HIGHER THAN

'OVER':

• USED FOR VERTICALLY ABOVE

'UNDER':

• USED FOR LOWER THAN

'BENEATH':

• MEANS A LOWER POSITION

'TOWARDS':

• REFERS A PARTICULAR DIRECTION

'AGAINST':

• SHOWS PRESSURE

'OFF':

• REFERS TO SEPARATION

'FROM':

• REFERS TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE

'ABOUT':

• SHOWS NEARNESS

'ALONG':

• STANDS FOR IN THE SAME LINE

'AFTER':

• REFERS TO SEQUENCE

'ACROSS':

• MEANS FROM ONE SIDE

'BEHIND':

• MEANS AT THE BACK OF

'BEYOND':

• MEANS ON THE FARTHER SIDE

'BESIDE':

• MEANS BY THE SIDE OF

'BESIDES':

• MEANS IN ADDITION TO

'WITH' IS USED:

• TO SHOW RELATION
• TO SHOW POSSESSION
• TO SHOW AGREEMENT

'TILL':

• USED FOR TIME

'DURING':

• MEANS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD MENTIONED

SUPPLY PREPOSITION

1. I AM TIRED.........WALKING
2. THE WORK WAS DONE......HASTE
3. THEY LIVE......THE SAME ROOF
4. IT IS A SECRET......YOU AND ME
5. HE PARTED.......HIS FRIENDS
6. HE HAS BEEN ILL......LAST WEEK
7. MY RELATIONS......HIM ARE CORDIAL
8. WAIT........YOUR FATHER COMES
9. ALL AGREED.......HIS PROPOSAL
10. THE SNAKE CRAWLED.......A HOLE
11. THE TRAIN IS RUNNING.......TIME
12. SENT THE BOOKS.....POST
13. I SUCCEEDED....... MAKING ARRANGEMENT
14. I AGREE.......YOU
15. I PREFER TEA......COFFEE
16. HE IS BEING ACCUSED......THEFT
17. I SHALL TAKE REVENGE.......YOU
18. BEWARE.....DOGS
19. THE PATIENT IS DYING.....INCHES
20. I DEVOTE MUCH OF MY TIME.....WRITING
21. THE NEW GOVERNMENT TOOK..... LAST YEAR
22. I HAVE BEEN ILL.....LAST SUNDAY
23. SHE SMILED.....MY WORDS
24. THIS BUILDING COMPRISES....SIX ROOMS
25. SHE CAME......WITH ME TO SEE THE EXHIBITION

ANSWERS

1. OF
2. IN
3. UNDER
4. BETWEEN
5. FROM
6. SINCE
7. WITH
8. TILL
9. TO
10. INTO
11. BEHIND
12. BY
13. IN
14. WITH
15. TO
16. OF
17. ON
18. OF
19. BY
20. TO
21. OVER
22. SINCE
23. AT
24. OF
25. ALONG