PREPOSITIONS
A preposition is a word which is used before a noun or a pronoun to show its
relation to something else. They are said to govern the nouns or noun phrases
that are put after them. The nouns or noun phrases are said to be the objects
of the prepositions. A preposition not only joins one noun to another, it may
also join a verb to a noun or an adverb to another adverb, or an adjective to
another adjective.
KINDS OF PREPOSITIONS :
1. Simple prepositions – at, by, from, in, of, off, on, out, through, till, to, up,
with.
2. Compound prepositions – these are generally formed by prefixing a
preposition to a noun, an adjective or an adverb.
About, above, across, along, beyond, underneath, outside, before,
within, without, below, behind, inside etc.
3. Phrase Prepositions – these are groups of words with the force of a
single preposition.
According to, along with, away from, because of, by means of, by reason
of, by virtue of, for the sake of, in accordance with, in addition to, in spite
of, in front of, in order to, with regard to, on account of.
USE OF PREPOSITIONS :
1. Prepositions indicating place or direction.
2. Prepositions indicating time.
3. Prepositions indicating divergent meaning relations.
4. Phrase prepositions.
5. possessive prepositions.
Fill in blanks using the correct prepositions.
1. The man you were talking …… is married ….. my cousin.
2. Soon after it took off …… the airport, the plane fell ….. the sea.
3. He complied …… the orders of the court and looked ….. the children.
4. He looked …… the room ……. his spectacles, but …… success.
5. He is aiming ……. Completing his work …… the end of July.
6. The two brothers had nothing …… common …… them.
7. He was arrested …… the police and charged ….. theft.
8. The cutting down ….. trees upsets the balance ……. nature and often results
….. natural calamities.
9. You will feel the effect ….. the medicine only if you abstain ….. smoking.
10. I bought mangoes …….Rs.100 a dozen …… a fruit vendor …… the market.
11. The secret …… success lies …… hard work.
12. We do not go …… school …… Sundays.
13. She was killed …… the thief ….. an axe.
14. He lived …… his parents …… marriage.
15. My father is angry …… me.
16. I have invited him …… dinner.
17. The Taj is built …… white marble.
18. He has a great zeal ….. social service.
19. I am totally ignorant …… what has happened.
20. I have already complained …… the police ….. your misbehaviour.
