PREPOSITIONS

Definition :
A preposition is a word which is usually placed before a noun or pron oun to show the latter’s relation to some
word in the sentence.

e.g

Pronoun Verb Prep. Noun

They meet before lunch

Article Noun Prep. Pronoun

A letter for you

By definition, a preposition is placed before a word ("prepositioned") to indicate the word’s meaning within the
context of the sentence
e.g

of the world for a friend at a hotel

Some Common Prepositions:

about as but

above at by

across before down

after below for

along beside from

around between in

into of onto

like off over

near on past

per than under

since through untill

till to up
with without

e.g

across

around

beyond

into

near

toward

He walked out the forest

Position

As its name tells us, a preposition is normally ‘placed before’ a noun phrase or some other element. The
preposition + noun phrase together form a PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE.
Position of prepositions in different kinds of sentence:

e.g

Who is she working for?

She’s working for a friend

In the first example shows the preposition at the end of the sentence, and the second example shows the
preposition in its usual position, at the front of its noun phrase.
Prepositional Adverb

Many word forms which are prespositions are also adverbs. These adverbs are called Prepositonal Adverbs. Most of
them are adverbs of place.
Some Common Prepositional Adverbs:

about by round

above down since

across in through

after inside throughout

around near under

before on up
behind opposite within

below outside without

between past over

beyond

Prepositions are usually in front of a noun phrase, whereas prepositional adverbs usually stand alone, wihtout a
following noun phrase.

Preposition She stayed in the house

Adverb She stayed in

Preposition The guests were standing around the room

Preposition The guests were standing around

Prepositional adverbs are always stressed. Prepositions are frequently unstressed.

Prepositional Verb

We use the term prepositional verb for an IDIOM made up of verb + preposition.

add to care for look for

agree with consent to pay for

aim at / for deal with pray for

allow for decide on refer to

apply for hope for rely on

approve of insist on run for

ask for listen to stand for

attend to live on take after

believe in long for take to

belong to look after wish for

call for / on look at

The verb and preposition express a single idea.

e.g

He takes after his grandfather (resembles)

We have asked for help (request)

I have to look after the house (take care of)

The verb and preposition are often together at the end of a sentence
e.g

I do not know who this book belongs to

We scarcely have enough to live on

Have the new chairs been paid for?

Kinds of Prepositions

Simple Prepositions Compound Prepositions Phrasal Prepositions

SIMPLE PREPOSITIONS

Definition :
Simple Prepositions are "short" or "little" words that express relationships including those of space, time, and
degree.

e.g

Simple Prepositions

at by for

from in into

of off on

out over till

to up upon

with under down

Definitions of some important simple prepositions

At (near, close to, with a purpose)

At is a common preposition with two main meanings. 1. At indicates a pos ition in space. 2. at indeicates a point
in time.
1. » ‘at a position in space’
At is used for place or location, when we cannot use ON or IN .
e.g
My son is sitting at the table, doing their homework

There’s someone at the front door: I heard the bell ring.

at the beginning at the end at the front

at the back at the bottom at the entrance

In some common phrases, the is omitted.

at home at school at work

2. » ‘at a position or point in time or stages’

At is used with expressions of clock time.
e.g

The concert starts at 6.30 on Staturday evening

at the moment at lunch time at midday

3. At with Numbers
e.g

Now a days most people retire at the age of 60

She lives at 244, North Street, England.

The police arrested him for driving a car at 120 Kmph

4. At for towards (a goal of the action)

e.g

Aim at the tiger

Point at the lion

Throw a stone at the dog

By (Place, Means, After a Passive, and Time)

By as a word indicating place
By (preposition) referring to position means ‘near’ or ‘besite’ or ‘next to’
e.g

There’s a policeman standing by my car

Who’s been parking by a ‘No Parking ’ sign?

We drove by your house

The bus was going by the supermarket as I came out

Way of doing something

By as a preposition indicating means, method
e.g

You start the car by turning this sky

The thief must have left the building by the back door

We drove by your house

In taking of means of transport in general, we use by + noun without a or the

e.g

Tom goes to school by bus / train

I came home by bicycle / air

More e.g

done by a carpenter made by

by the storm by the side of

by begging by airmail

by Route 55 by the rules

by six P.M. by now

by the time by mine

For (only, particular)

For indicates : a receipient of beneficiary

e.g

We have a present for you

I have news for you

She sang a song for me

For indicates : a special purpose

e.g

You need a coat for winter

He has a bicycle for transportation

We need room for ten people for our party

This pills are for headache

For indicates : the intended result of an action
e.g

The boys were screaming for help

What are you looking for?

We need room for ten people for our party

From

For indicates :s a source, point of departure, separation, motion or movement

e.g

I hear from him every week

Keep away from the crowd

I come from London

Three from nine equals six

Please start from the beginning

I had an excellent flight from Delhi to London

In

In indicates : location inside, place, time, within, membership of group

e.g

The pens are in the box / cupboard

He sat down in the chair and read his novel

Is your brother in? (at home)

There is a boy in the river

Please fill in this form

We went in the car, but they went in a helicopter

He can’t come to the phone because he’s in bed

She was born in the 1800s

Into

In indicates : motion, entrance, forced contact, divition, conversion

e.g
He went into the room

I got to go into hospital

They went into business together in 1979

She cut the pie into eight wedges

He always gets into trouble at school

I have translated the language English into French

Of (link of meaning)

Of indicates : belonging or connection

e.g

The pages of the book belonging

A book of mine belonging

A guest of myfather belonging

The heart of a lion belonging

The owner of the car belonging

The top of the hill part to whole

A member of Parliament member to its group

A litre of oil expression of amount

A group of student crowd, group, bunch

Much of his advice crowd, group, bunch

A bowel of fruit container or units

A bottle of milk container or units

The roar of the lion realtionship between

The difficulty of learning English link of the verb be

The art of painting refer to the same person or thing

The job of being president refer to the same person or thing

The game of foodball linking two nouns

I am afraid of snakes linking adjectives or verbs

You must be tired of watching T.V. linking adjectives or verbs

A guest of myfather belonging

Off

Off indicates : place or movement, separate, conneted, behaviour

e.g

The car ran off the road movement

They shoveled the snow off the driveway movement

She cut off her beautiful long hair separation

Our street is off Main Street connected

The children are off school today behavior

She went off her diet again behavior

On

On indicates : place, movement, means of travel or time, higher than something and touching it, on the top of
e.g

Please sign your name on the dotted line place

Let’s have a barbecue on the balcony place

She rides her bicycle on the sidewalk place

That is the only place on earth where she feels safe place

The child pasted the picture on the page place

The porch is on the side of the house place

The cat is sitting on the floor place

The cat jumped on the table / window movement

I go to work on the bus travel

On Saturday we stayed at home time

How is going on? happening

What’s on at the movies? happening

I heard it on the radio through the medium of

Would you mind putting a tape on? through the medium of

Are you going to watch anything on T.V.? through the medium of

Watch on Star Movies through the medium of

Out (Adverb of place or motion)

Out indicates : removal, distribution, movement from inside, absence, a distance from, no longer in supply,
position
e.g

He pulled out a sharp knife movement from inside

The fist player to go out loses the game removal

Please take the trash out removal

The teacher told me to hand these papers out distribution

He was freezing when he got out of the water movement from inside

She took the cake out of the oven movement from inside

The boss is out of the office absence

My neighbors are out of the country this month absence

The restaurant is about three miles out of town a distance from

They had to walk to the gas station because they ran out of gas no longer in supply

Over

Over indicates : motion, above, higher than, more than, to the other side, covering, during
e.g

The dog jumped over the fence movement above

He ran over the bridge movement above

There is a picture of my father over my bed above

We can see the tree over the tree above

We often walk over the fields to the other side, acrose

I hurt my knee when I fell over movement

The child is always running over the floor with muddy feet covering

I stayed with my aunt over the weekend during

We are driving at a speed of over a hundred Kmph. more than

I have gained over five pounds this month more than

I can do simple math, but that problem is way over my head more than

She is over there, by the doctor the other side

Till

Till indicates : a particular time

e.g

I waited till 10 o’clock at the end of time

The boys studied till midnight at the end of time

To

To indicates : destination, movement and direction, time, receiver, idioms

e.g

Are you coming to the party in this evening destination of a verb

How are you getting to the Ariport tomorrow destination of a verb

They ride to school on the bus destination of a verb

Count from one to hundred movement

The traffic lights changed from red to green destination

The train is to New York destination of a noun

The normal working week is from Monday to Friday time

Mr.David gave a present to her girl friend Sarah receiver

He delivers the mail to the office receiver or transfer

Some verb + to (Preposition)
e.g

come to get to go to

bring to walk to move to

sink to run to return to

Up

Up indicates : movement to a higher place, motion towards the sky, next

e.g

He always walks up the steps to the sixth floor movement

Come up here adverbs of motion

Coming up next motion towards

He will be getting up late today motion towards

The balloon is up motion towards the sky

She lives two blocks up the street location further along

Their farm is three miles up the road location further along

She is going to travel up Route 55 movement along a way

They swam up the river for exercise against a current of water

With

With indicates : in the company of, instrument, having

e.g

We are going out for dinner. Are you come with us? together

She danced with me together

She left her children with the babysitter in the same place as

She always drinks her coffee with sugar having or adding

The man with gray hari having

I have an article with pictures for my presentation having

She sang with great skill having

He hit me with a stick instrument

I opened it with this key instrument

I write with pen instrument

Under

Under indicates : motion, place, control

e.g

Children under the trees in a lower position

The children hid under the table covered by something else

He has three children under age ten less than

She stores all her jewells under the bed covered by something else

You are under attest control

She is under the care of a doctor control

I paid under TEN Dollars for this camera less than

This game is only for under 19 less than

Down

Down indicates : movement

e.g

The road runs down into a valley movement from a higher place

The old man went down the road on foot covered by something else

The intruder broke the door down destruction

COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS

Definition :
which are generall y formed by prefixing a Preposition to a Noun, an Adjective or an Adverb.

e.g

Compound Prepositions

above about across

along among against

after around between

beyond before behind

beside besides through

towards since inside

outside within without

Definitions of some important Compound prepositions

Above (heigher than)

Above indicates : at a higher place, at a higher level, earlier , negative action, expressions.
e.g

Astronatus work a long way above the surface of the earth heigher than

He was driving above the speed limit scale of measuring

A dark cloud was above the house in or at a higher place

He hanged the picture above the sofa at a higher place

The children in her class are all above average value

His blood pressure is above normal value

Please see the instructions above earlier

The policeman is above cruelty too good

About (on the topics or subjects)

About indicates : identifies a topic, to get information, not exactly.
e.g

What’s the book about? identifies a topic

What about you? to get information

What’s the time please? It’s about 10 approximately

I think that’s about right approximately

This website is about prepositions topic

He often talks about his job topic

we will see about that later to delay a decision

He asked me about my trip to get information

Across (on the other side of)

Acros s indicates : movement from one side, other side, facing, in every area of, .
e.g

There was no bridge across the river from one side to another

The boy ran across the yard movement from one side

My friend lives across the street on the other side of a place

My secretary sits across from me opposite

There is a heat wave all across the country in every area of

Along (following)
Acros s indicates : together, movement or place, from one end towards the other end.
e.g

Taxis often come along this street place

They rode along the road towards the other end

Police walked along with dogs in murder place together

He used to sing along with me together

He walked along the pavement towards the other end

Among (surrounded by)

Am ong indicates : with each other, to the individuals in a group.
e.g

A village among lakes surrounded by

They camped in the woods among the trees towards the other end

Divide that money amoung us between more than one

The boys quarrelled amoung themselves between more than one / with each other

They distributed the flyers among the students to the individuals in a group

Against (in the opposite side to)

Against indicates : touching something for support, touching forcibly, in opposition to, toward a force in the
opposite direction.
e.g

He fights against her in the opposite side to

This is against the law in the opposite side to

The rain beat against the window touching forcibly

Our senator voted against that bill in opposition to

After (following on)

After indicates : later than, behind.
e.g

I am glad we have met after two years later

I am not after money behind

He is looking after his own business following on

After you finish your homework, you can watch television following on

The cat ran after the mouse behind

Around (on all sides)

Around indicates : movement in a circular direction in place, following a boundary, in all areas of, on another side
of.
e.g

The bank is around the corner on another side of

She must be around twenty following a boundary

The earth revolvs around the sun movement in a circular direction

There are several trees around my college in all areas of

Between (in or within two)

Between indicates : separation of two things, a choice of, together.
e.g

There is no issue between us together

She must be around twenty following a boundary

The earth revolvs around the sun movement in a circular direction

There are several trees around my college in all areas of

Beyond (on the other side of, farther on)
Beyond indicates : past the limits of, later than, more distance after that.
e.g

The house is beyond the hill more distance after that

That situation is beyond my understanding past the limits of

David’s behavior is beyond any excuse far awayness

In this town nothing is open beyond ten o’clock later than

Before (advance, about priority in a sequence)

Before indicates : earlier than, in a more important position than, facing, in the future, in the presence of.
e.g

Christmas comes before New Year’s Day earlier than

I’ll do my homework before dinner earlier than

She is so ambitious that she puts her job before her family in a more important position than

The bride smiled as she thought of the happiness before her in the future

I was told to appear before the judge in the presence of

Behind (in the rear of)

Behind indicates : at the back, less advanced than, left in the past, late, encouraging or supporting.
e.g

He hid behind the door in the rear of

My car is behind the bus in the rear of

My friend sits behind me in class in the rear of

The train is behind schedule late

He is always behind in his rent payments late

The successful man had an ambitious woman behind him supporting

He is rich now; all his financial problems are behind him left in the past

Beside (by the side of, near)

Bes ide indicates : next to .
e.g

There was a tree beside the river next to

Why don’t you sit beside me by the side of

He always wastes time at our meetings by talking about things that

arebeside the point irrelevant

Besides (in addtion to)

Bes ides indicates : excepting, apart from.
e.g

Everyone besides me is at the beach excepting

Besides the captain and the crew, there were twenty

passengers on the ship in addtion to

Besides all of my friends, all of their brothers and sisters are

there, too in addtion to

Through (movement)
Through indicates : length of time, passage within , vision beyond something, parts beginning, between, and
including, finish something that requires effort.
e.g

The train sped through the tunnel motion or movement

I cann’t see through window vision beyond something

The strike continued through the summer length of time

We came through the front door motion or movement

Please read from chapter one through chapter four between

Towards (in the direction of)

Towards indicates : near a period of time, moving .
e.g

The train rushed towards the tunnel in the direction of

Water moves towards the pool in the direction of

He threw a stone towards the sky in the direction of

I always feel hungry towards dinnertime near a period of time

We start getting ready for school towards the end of the

summer near a period of time

Since (time up to now)

Towards indicates : length of time.
e.g

Since you have finished your homework, you can help me make
dinne length of time

He has been ill since friday night length of time

I didn’t see her since I was 5 years old time up to now

I have been leaving here since 1980 time up to now

Long since I meet you length of time

Inside (within)
Inside indicates : indoors, within.
e.g

Is there anybody inside? indoor

The dentist looked inside his mouth within

She put the money inside the envelope within

The children went inside because it had started to rain indoor

Outside (not within)

Outside indicates : out.
e.g

It’s raining heavily outside not within

It will soon be dark outside not within

You can play outside after lunch not within

Within (inside the limits)

Within indicates : length of time, less than a distance, not outside a place, possible, not exceeding the limits of
something.
e.g

He will return within a week length of time

I live within three miles of the city centre less than a distance

At last, the beach is within sight possible

Without (not having)

Without indicates : absence of somebody, not using, not performing an action, negative of with.
e.g

The president attended the meeting without his wife not having, absence
We had to cook without gas not using

She can't read without her glasses not using

He left without saying good-bye not performing an action

No entry without permission not having

Please meet your doctor without fail absence

PHRASE PREPOSITIONS

Definition :
The noun phrase which follows the preposition can be called a prepositional complement and the preposition
together with its complement is known as a prepositional phrase.

A groups of words used with the force of a single preposition.

e.g

Phrase Prepositions

according to in course of by means of

with the help of in accordance with with reference to

because of in order to instead of

in respect of in place of with regard to

in addition to for the sake of In spite of

at the top of in favour of at the end of

by dint of in consequence of on account of

in front of by the side of in the event of

on account of in case of in want of

along with in need of owing to

in the habit of in search of in the direction of

by virtue of with a view to by way of

with an eye to conformably to along with

in memory of in line with on the part of

in the middle at the risk of at the back of

A phrase Preposition consists of a preposition followed by a prepositional complement. The complement is

usually a noun phrase.
1. Preposition + a noun phrase

As usual, her bright smile greeted me at the break fast table

2. Preposition + a noun-clause

She came from what she called a small farm of two hundred acres

3. Preposition + an -ing clause

Ricky tried to shake off his fears by looking at the sky

4. Preposition + an adverb

You can see the station from here

Functions of Phrase Prepositions :

Phrase Prepositions as adverbial

We may need you to do some work in the evening

To my surprise the doctor phoned the next morning

Phrase Prepositions as modifier in a noun phrase

She felt she had no chance of promotion

The noise from the sitting-room was deafening

Phrase Prepositions as verb complement

You mustn’t worry too much about this

Phrase Prepositions as complement of an adjective

I’m terribly bad at dates

Would you be interested in writting an article?

e.g
Inspite of

Inspite of his poor health, he worked hard

Inspite of all his wealth he is not happy

Inspite of all my advice he has done this act

Inspite of his being a mere boy, he offered to fight the gaint

He appeared for the examination inspite of his sickness

e.g

According to

According to Aristole man is a social animal

He acted according to his father’s advice

e.g

On account of

On account of his being late, he will be punished

He was forced to resign his job on account of his poor health

School was closed on account of heavy rain

e.g

The hospital building was constructed in line with the latest trends in society

I received a lot of co-operation in life in favour of my mother

He saved the girl at the risk of his life

He applied for leave because of fever

We were paid a large sum of money owing of our services to the company

We must live with noble ideas in memory of great people

Even in course of crisis Sachin remained unfazed

The Expression of Time

Definition :
Some prepositi ons show when something happens. They are called Preposi tions of time.
At

For a certain moment or point in time

e.g

at seven o’clock at noon at midnight

at surrise at sunset at dawn

at dusk at half-past seven at about seven

at Christmas at Easter at Dewali

On

For a day, days, a date, dates, at the required time, at the exact minute
e.g

For Dates on 6th on 26th

For Days on Saturday on Monday

For Date, Months and Year on December 25th on 15th August, 1947

For Festivals on Christmas day on my birth day

At the required / exact time on time on the dot

In

For an event, seasons, length of time taken

e.g

For Months in January in December

For Years in 1947 in 90’s

For seasons in winter in summer

For period of time in the summer holiday in the afternoon

At the required / exact time on time on the dot

Length of time taken in five hours / days in this week

For an event in time Try to get here in time to help me

Note: (in, on and at)

in the morning in the afternoon in the evening

on Sunday morning on Monday afternoon on Saturday evening

at night on Monday night

By

By is used to denote the latest time by which something was or is to be done. The implication that it may be done
before then, and not later.
e.g

by Sunday not later than Sunday

on Sunday exactly

Before / After

Before denotes previous to a time, and After denotes subsequent to a time.

e.g

before seven o’clock after two o’clock

Since / For

Since is used for a point in time and For is used for period of time.
e.g

since last year between a past time and now

for yesterday during a length of time

Since means when and Fo r means for how long

since 1980 for last week

since Christmas for last month

since last Thursday for six o’clock

since seven years for seven days

since a long time for seven months

During

During is used to express the idea, for part of a period

e.g

work during the day sleep during the night

Note : The prepositions at, on, in are not used if the noun giving a time is preceded by an adjective.
e.g

I met him last Sunday on last Sunday

She goes there every day on every day

Note : Yesterday, today and tomorrow, besides being nouns, are also used as adverbs and therefore do not take a
preposition.

e.g

He shall meet you tomorrow not on tomorrow

She has come today not on today

To, Of

To and OF denote minutes before the hour

e.g

It’s nine to ten It’s nine of ten

Until, Within, Towards, Through

e.g

He slept through the day They will be here within five minutes

The party will last until five It was towards evening when she called

The Expression of Place or Location

Place of Residence : In
e.g

Many people live in cities She lives in California

similarly : in a village, in the desert, in a country, in a city, but at the seaside and on an island
For vi llages and smaller towns : At
e.g

I met him at San Francisco He lives in San Francisco

But if a person lives there, or because he happens to be there at the moment of speaking : in
Houses, Streets
For a kind of house or residence, when no specific one is mentioned, use in
e.g

She lives in a small house He lives in a big house

(Similarly : in a modern house, in a hotel, in a cottage, in a flat, in a mansion, etc.)

For a particular house or place of residence, use at .
He lives at 12 car street

For the names of streets and roads, use in

She lives in car street

Place of work
For the kind of place, use in if it is a building

His father works in a college

(Similarly : in an office, in a shop, in a factory, in a restaurant)

But if it is not a building : use on

on a farm on the railway on an estate

If a particular place is indicated, at is generally used.

at the Town Hall at the railway station at the City General Hospital

For a particular room of department, use in

She is working in the French Department

The Expression of Direction

e.g

across He goes across the road

into He walks into the room

along He rides along the road

out of She goes out of the area

onto Cat is jumping onto the table

through The message sent through email

from The train moves from London

away from The train away from London

for The plane is leaving for Spain

with The boat sails with the wind

The Expression of Numbers

e.g

about (approximately) There were about 200 people there

around (approximately) There were around 200 people there

over (more than) She has over a hundred books on that subject

above (more than) She has above a hundred books on that subject

under (less than) The car costs under a thousand dollars

between (higher than one

number and lower than
another) The tickets will cost between twenty and twenty-five dollars

from (subtraction) Three from ten equals seven

by (multiplication) Three multiplied by four equals twelve

into (division) Three into twelve equals four

The Expression of Weather

during We stayed at home during the storm

in The children played in the snow

on I sit on the balcony on sunny mornings

during a flood during an earthquake

in the good weather in the cold water

on rainy weekends on nice day

Some Important Phrases for on

on purpose on holiday on television

on the radio on the phone on fire

on time (not late) on duty on leave

on the corner on the balcony on the sofa

on the beach on the left side on his arm

Some Important Phrases for at

at (the age of) 20 at 50 killometers an hour on business
at 100 degrees at night or during the night at the end of

at the moment at the weekend at the busstop

at the door at the traffic lights at the top of the page

at the bottom fo the page at home at work

at school at college at university

at the station at the airport at David’s house

at the doctor’s at the butcher’s at a conert

at a football match at the kitchen sink at the beach

good at English angry at something bad at grammar

Some Important Phrases for about

talk about speak about think about

hear about know about a book about

a question about a programme about

Some Important Phrases for of

get rid of

accused of afraid of approve of

sure of aware of boast of

careful of careless of cured of

die of full of glad of

proud of take care of

Some Important Differences in Prepositions

Made of and Made from

When one substance is changed into another, so that a new substance is produced, we use from , but when the
original material is not actually changed, but is formed into some object, then we use of .

Her dress was made of silk Flour is made from wheat

superior to inferior to
junior to senior to

sit on a chair (without arms) sit in a chair (with arms)

write in ink write in pencil

write with a pencil write with a pen

write in English and French Translate English into French

a work by a painting by

useful to a person useful for a purpose

agree with a person agree to a proposal

angry with a person angry at something

on the ground floor on the first floor

come in my car (own) come by car (taxi)

Some Important Phrases for with

pleased with happy with agree with

angry with satisfied with contented with

Some Important Phrases for by

by bus by auto by car

by lorry by train by ship

by plane by sea by air

PREPOSITIONS - EXERCISES

Exercise -1

Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Prepositions :

1. She lives London. Answer

2. I was born 1979. Answer

3. He prefers to work a farm. Answer

4. Mr.David and his wife stay the seaside for a monthe each May. Answer

5. They will return sunset. Answer

6. He is the sone an Engineer. Answer

7. His mother died cholera. Answer

8. Would you prefer to work a factory or on a farm. Answer

9. The Prime Minister lives 10 car street. Answer

10. He went to school walk. Answer

11. These stories are interesting children. Answer

12. I write a pen. Answer

13. The mouse ran to the hole. Answer

14. Rosy reaches school 8 o’clock. Answer

15. It is good health. Answer

16. John was looking his friend. Answer

17. She will come Christmas. Answer

18. She will come Christmas day. Answer

19. She will come summer. Answer

20. She is home. Answer

Exercise -2
Supply the correct prepositions in the following sentences :

1. They are holiday. Answer

2. Sarah got married at the age 18. Answer

3. The train was travelling 100 KMPH. Answer

4. Please don’t be late. Try to be here time. Answer

5. What would you like to have your meal. Answer

6. They have to stay inside the storm. Answer

7. I heard a noise the night, but I was too sleepy to get up . Answer

8. The children quarreled themselves. Answer

9. They held the mirror the wall. Answer

10. They went to the mountains Route 44. Answer

11. the time you get up, I'll be in New York. Answer

12. I was told to appear the judge. Answer

13. We have selected you the captain of the team. Answer

14. Please don’t leave me. Answer

15. I need three pieces paper. Answer

16. There are several ways cooking meat. Answer

17. We were travelling Miami. Answer

18. He put his hand my bag. Answer

19. She angry me. Answer

20. She found a purse full money. Answer

Exercise -3

Supply the correct prepositions in the following sentences :

1. The principal congratulated the boy his success. Answer

2. You cross a cheque drawing two lines in it and writing & co like this. Answer
3. He is always getting trouble because of his carelessness. Answer

4. The lawyer accused the prisoner murder. Answer

5. My fiend agreed my plan. Answer

6. His parents seem to agree almost everything with him. Answer

7. Robert and I agree that book . Answer

8. Not many old people approve the ways of the younger people. Answer

9. Both the friends aruged what present to buy. Answer

10. The student leaders argued the postponement of examinations. Answer

11. The teacher insisted our finishing the exercise before we went home. Answer

12. The students jumped the offer of a visit to Nepal. Answer

13. cricket matches everyone is keen to listen to the commentary. Answer

14. We looked him, but he seemed to be thinking of something for away. Answer

15. The city will take a long time to recover the damage done by the earthquake. Answer

16. I have spoken my mother about my possible transfer. Answer

17. He did speak here being a good T.V. programme but we forget all about it. Answer

18. she doesn’t approve the way I do things. Answer

19. Are you aware your shortcomings?. Answer

20. She is not familiar this subject. Answer

Exercise -4

Fill in the blanks choosing the right phrase prepositions from the list given below. There is an additional
phrase :
(in the middle, at the risk of, along with, on account of)

1. Whatever the press may write sachin is only Bradman. Answer

2. Tendulkar rose to the top his commitment and hardwork. Answer

3. Ganguly walked out on the second day. Answer

(in line with, owing to, by dint of, on the part of)

1. Dhoni had to miss one or two matches injury. Answer

2. Ponting he has set up many records. Answer

3. McMillon always performs to be publicity. Answer

(in line with, with a view to , in memory of, owing to, at the back of)

1. his illness, he could not attend the party. Answer

2. getting more marks, he worked hard. Answer

3. He is speaking his lover. Answer