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MODEL QUESTIONS

A. to B. with C. by D.besides
6. The lady was dressed. green
A. in B. at C. since D.for
7.Ravinder has been working five years
A. on B. at C. for D.since
8.They have been learning English 2000
A. on B. at C. for D.since
9.He describes he beauty of the master piece
A. on B. on C. at D. No word

1. you must apply judge for pardon

A. to B. with C. upon D.beside
2. They must dispense your services
A. to B. with C. of D. No word
3. He turnedthe offer
A. to B. with C. over D.down
4. Soldiers lay . their lives for the country
A. on B. with C. upon D.down
5.She sat him
ANSWER KEY 1. A 2.C 3. D 4. D 5 .C 6.A 7. C 8. D 9. D

The lady was dressed. green

the

PREPOSITION
Definition : A Preposition is a word which is
used to describe the relationship between
a Noun or Pronoun and Object
The usage of prepositions in a sentence is
very important. A sentence without a
Preposition is meaningless and awkward
too
Look at the following Example to
Demonstrate the concept of Preposition
e.g. 1. They live in Mumbai
2.They live Mumbai
In the first sentence we used the
Preposition in and it is a meaningful
sentence
But in case of Second sentence there is no
Preposition and this is not a meaningful
sentence
We can use a Sentence without a Subject
e.g All the Imperative Sentences
Close the doorin this sentence there is no
Subject
Close is a verb and door is an Object
We can also use the Sentences without an
Object
e,g They are playing..
no object is in the above Sentence
They.Subject
are.Auxiliary Verb
playingMain Verb
Types of Prepositions :
Simple Prepositions : at,by,in, for, of,

since, off,...........etc
Compound Prepositions : about, around,
besides, without, within.
Phrasal Prepositions : according to,
infront of, for the sake of, .......etc
Participle Prepositions : including,
expecting, during, considering.......etc
Although we have very less Prpositions but
it is difficult to answer because they differ
one word to another.
The following Prepositions will give you
the clarity to avoid ambiguity while
answering Prepositions
Among, Between :
Among : Among is used for more than two

persons or things
Between : Between is used for exactly two
persons or things
e.g The Principal is among forty students
Hanmakonda is situated between Warangal
and Kazipet
Beside, Besides :
Beside : By the side of
Besides : In addition t He sat beside me

e.g Prathyusha sat beside Sristi Sinha

Milk besides butter sold here
Besides English he learnt Hindi
By, With
By : The Person

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For a
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comp
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a
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With : An instrument

Within--on / before time(during the period

e.g Ravana was killed by Rama

Person
Ravana was killed by Rama with an arrow
Person
Instrument
In, At :
In : In is used for Countries, Capital cities,
Cosmopolitan cities(e.g Delhi)
At : At is used for small towns and villages.
Kavish lives in Hyderabad
(Hydera bad..capital city)
We have been living at Hanamakonda
(Hanmakonda---Small city)
In, Into :
In : In is used for things at rest
Into : Into is used for things which are in
motion
e.g The boy is in the class
He jumped into the river
At,To :
At : At is used for things at rest
To : To is used for things in motion
e.g The Bus is parked at the gate
They are going to Library
On, Upon :

of time)
WithoutExcluding
e.g You have to submit your assignment within
two days
He came to school without books
Behind : back of
e.g The Black board is behind me
The Class is located behind the Principal
room
Above : Fixed point
e.g The Building is above 100 meters
Under : (below)
The Cat is under the table
Across : From one side to another
e.g He ran across the road
Infront : opposite
The house is located infront of the garden
Of : Own
Off : Away
e.g He is a student of K.U.
She is a daughter of a Mr. Sunder
The Hospital is off to the city
Before : Before is used before persons,
time and place
After :After is always comes before the object
e.g He stand before him
Kohli comes into the crease after Rohiths
departure to the pavilion
Towards : Direction
The Car is coming towards me
Till : Before time
e.g He worked till 5o clock
USAGE OF PREPOSITIONS IN

On : On is used for things at rest

Upon : Upon is used for things in motion

e.g The Book is on the table

The Monkey is upon the tree
Since, For :
Since : Since is used for denoting exact

time
For : For is used for uncertainity [do not
show exact time].
Since: 3 o Clock, Since 5 pm, Since 8 am
Since Sunday, Monday, .. ......etc
Since January, February, March,.........etc
Since Morning, Since La st night,.......etc
Since 2000, Since 1996,.........etc
For ten minutes, for thirty minutes..etc
For two days, For five daysetc
For two months, five three months, For
six months......etc
For a Week, For two weeks,......etc
For three years, For four years, For twenty
years......
Within,Without

PHRASAL VERBS
It looks good the usage of the phrasal

e.g

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

e.g

verbs in sentences
he has taken to facebook
here take to is a phrasal verb which means
to become addicted
look at the following examples
We come across a book in the library
Achyuth turns out to be a genius
She is unable to make him out
They hit upon a new idea
You must act upto your drea ms
No preposition is used after some verbs
like discuss,describe,order,request,attack
They attacked him.(not on him)

following
table will help
you to answer
Prepositons
PREPOSITIONS
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Appetite
for
something(e.g
food)
Interested in(subjects,works)
e.g Sai ram is interested in Mathematics
similarly,
Comparison.. with .something
Comparison. Between. two things
Attention. to .something
Difference .between. two things
Invitation to..dinner,wedding
Addicted.toa habite.g smoking
goodat
Hema is good at English
about
think We are thinking about joining them.
worry She worried about getting lost.
dream He dreams about playing ball.
AGAINST
decide We decided against buying a car.
Warn They warn against giving out
information.
AFTER
Look I will look after buying the tickets.
AT
Delight She was delighted at seeing him
again.
excel He excels at playing chess.
laugh We laughed at walking a cat on a
leash.
FOR
apologize I apologized for being late.
Blame I was blamed for losing the game.
care I don't care for wearing shorts.
Stand They won't stand for having such
nonsense.
FROM
keep She tried to keep from seeing him
suffer He suffers from fever
refrain he refrained from smoking
stop He stopped them from leaving.
IN
believe She believes in god
ON
agreeWe agreed on renting the
condominium.
concentrate He is concentrating on getting
experience.
congratulate We congratulated them on
winning.
continue He continued on sleeping all day.
depend We depend on him
go Will you go on working?
insist He insists on coming too.
intend They intend on waging war.
keep We keep on working.