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Prepositions
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A Preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show in

what relation the person or thing denoted by it stands in regard to something
else.

The cow is in the garden.

We were standing on the portico.
The dog ran across the door.
The clouds were over our head.
She sat under the tree.
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Prepositions - Types

Prepositions of place

Prepositions of position

Prepositions of time

Prepositions of movement

Prepositions of manner

Prepositions of agency/ instrument

Prepositions of measure

Prepositions of source

Prepositions of possession
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Prepositions of place: On, at, in

The students are in the classroom.

He is always found at his desk.

The calculator is on the table.

He lives at Mayur Vihar in Delhi.

He reached at the platform on time.

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Prepositions of position: above, against, among, around, behind, below,
beneath, beside, inside

Clouds were above the mountains.

John leaned against the wall.

He was hidden among the people.

There were many trees around the house.

She stood behind me waiting for a reply.

There is a small room below the hall.

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Prepositions of time: On, at, in, before, after, during

He reaches office in time.

The people were happy during his reign.

He comes home at 10:30 pm.

We expected his arrival on time.

He reaches home after/before the sunset.

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Prepositions of movement: to, from, into, out of, towards, up, down,
round, through, across

She jumped into the river on hearing the news.

The soldiers walked through the tunnel.

The ship sailed towards the horizon.

They walked up the hill to see the sunset.

The cat ran across the road to catch the mice.

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Prepositions of manner: by, in, like, with and on

He will face the enemy with courage.

He was killed by his own greed.

He replied with wit on instigation.

He fought like a lion in the fight.

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Prepositions of agency/ instrument : by, with, through, in

I love writing with a black pen.

The invigilator asked us to write in blue ink.

He topped the exam through hard work and determination.

The lion was killed with a sharp axe.

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Prepositions of measure: at, by

I bought these bananas Rs 12 by the dozen.

Petrol is at Rs. 130 per litre.

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Prepositions of source: from, to, of

The Ganges originates from the Gangotri.

He comes from Odisha.

She comes of a rich family.

Kabir belonged to a family of humble people.

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Prepositions of possession: to, with, of

His property actually belongs to an old couple.

He is the owner of an old castle.

He is possessed with an orange coloured Ferrari.

Kabir was born to humble parents.

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Rules of Prepositions
Rule No-1: If there is a verb after a preposition, ‘ing’ form of verb is used.

E.g. I am tired of working late night.

He earned respect by helping everyone.

Rule No-2: Beside means by the side of while besides means in addition to.

E.g. The child sat beside the mother.

Besides Olympic Gold, Neeraj Chopra has won many International
and National Medals.
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Rules of Prepositions
Rule No-3: Between and Among
Between - when referring to one-to-one relationships.
Among - when referring to indistinct or nonspecific relationships.
E.g. He had to choose among a bicycle, a train set, a pair of sneakers,
and a new backpack for his birthday present.
He had to choose between right and wrong.
Rule No-4: During and For
During is used when we are talking about the time within which something
happens. For is used when we are talking about how long something lasts.
E.g. There were few incidents of irregularity for the Kumbh Mela.
Martha kept waiting for her son during five years.
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Errors
The dog ran through the road.
I was on bed when he telephoned me.
This work of art is worthy for praise.
Which newspaper do you subscribe for ?
Patanjali is an authority for Sanskrit grammar.
He lives at Delhi in India.
My brother is deficient at mathematics.
We are expecting the reply till evening.
The river flows below the bridge.
The weather was not very congenial for him.
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The dog ran across the road.

I was in bed when he telephoned me.
This work of art is worthy of praise.
Which newspaper do you subscribe to ?
Patanjali is an authority on Sanskrit grammar.
He lives in Delhi in India.
My brother is deficient in mathematics.
We are expecting the reply by evening.
The river flows under the bridge.
The weather was not very congenial to him.
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Errors
I am sick with the entire episode.
He is blind to one eye.
Do not brag for your success.
The man was staring on the gift.
The passenger lost his purse from negligence.
He walked till the bank of the river.
He adheres with a strict schedule.
My opinion does not accord to yours.
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I am sick of the entire episode.

He is blind in one eye.
Do not brag of your success.
The man was staring at the gift.
The passenger lost his purse through negligence.
He walked along the bank of the river.
He adheres to a strict schedule.
My opinion does not accord with yours.
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Words followed by Prepositions
Afflicted with leprosy; sanguine of success; commit to memory;
specific for malaria;
Allowance for short weight; appropriate-to the occasion; abstain from
animal food;
Antipathy to dogs; convulsed with laughter; contrary to expectation;
infested with vermin;
Touched with pity; subversive of discipline; beneficial to health;
tantamount to refusal; worthy of praise; beset with difficulties;
accountable to God; atone for misdeeds;
Addicted to opium; entitled to consideration; heedless of consequences;
deaf to entreaties;
Aptitude for business; incentive to hard work; sensitive to criticism;
indifferent to praise or blame.
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Words followed by Preposition: For
Affection towards / for dogs, ambition for success, anxiety for
failure, apology for mistake, appetite for food, aptitude for
solutions, blame for a mistake, candidate for a post, capacity for
hard work
Compassion for the poor, compensation for work, contempt for
enemies, craving for music, desire for success, esteem for
someone, fitness for the occasion, fondness for music
Guarantee for longevity, leisure for choice, liking for music,
match for a groom, motive of hurt, need for/of a job, opportunity
of getting a job, partiality towards/for someone, passion for
music, pity for a beggar, predilection for something unusual,
pretext for a war, remorse for an action, reputation for amazing
work
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Words followed by Preposition: with
Acquaintance with a person, alliance with a company, bargain
with a party, comparison with a person, conformity with rules,
enmity with a competitor, intimacy with someone, relations with
people.
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Words followed by Preposition: with
Acquainted with, afflicted with, beset with, busy with,
compatible with, complaint with, consistent with, contemporary with,
contented with, contrasted with, conversant with,
convulsed with, delighted with, deluged with, disgusted with,
drenched with, endowed with, fatigued with, fired with,
gifted with, infatuated with, infected with, infested with, inspired
with, intimate with, invested with, overcome with, popular with,
replete with, satiated with, satisfied with, touched with.
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Words followed by Preposition: from
Abstain from, alight from, cease from, debar from, derive from,
derogate from, desist from, detract from, deviate from, differ
from, digress from, dissent from, elicit from, emerge from,
escape from, exclude from, preserve from, prevent from,
prohibit from, protect from, recoil from, recover from, refrain
from.
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Words followed by Preposition: to
Accede to, adapt to, adhere to, allot to, allude to, apologize to,
appoint to, ascribe to, aspire to, assent to, attain to, attend to,
attribute to, belong to, conduce to, conform to, consent to,
contribute to, lead to, listen to, object to, occur to, prefer to,
pretend to, refer to, revert to, stoop to, succumb to, surrender
to, testify to, yield to.
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