Advanced Concept of PREPOSITION

PRE + POSITION

This is a book of poems.

She likes being looked at.
On which flight is the general travelling?
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At & In (for places)
At- Name of small places
In- Name of large places
e.g. He lives in Delhi.
She was born at Allapur in Allahabad.
I live at Chinhat, Lucknow.

Note:- A big city can also be treated as a point, when we speak of

global distances; in that case, at is used.
e.g. While flying to New York I had a brief stopover at London.
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On, In, At, By (for time)
At- certain time
e.g. We should go to bed at 10 o’clock.

In- period of time, name of season/month/year

e.g. I always walk in the morning.

On- Name of day & date

e.g. They came on Tuesday.

By- certain time or date in the Hindi meaning of ‘तक’.

e.g. Be here by 7 o’clock.
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Between, among
Between- for two person/thing.
e.g. Anjali stands between Nancy and Shifali.

Among- for more than two person/thing.

e.g. Divide these chocolates among these five children.
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In, Into
In- inside to inside
e.g. My father is in the house.

Into- motion inward

e.g. A boy jumped into the river.
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Since, For, From, during
Since- point of time (Present & Past)
e.g. He has been studying since 5 o’clock.

For- period of time

e.g. He has been studying for 5 hours.
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Since, For, From, during
From- point of time (Present, Past & Future)
e.g. I will join your classes from Monday.
He waited for me from 7 (to/till) 8.
He went from Delhi to Chandigarh.

During- throughout the duration (की अवधि तक) & in course of (के दौरान)
e.g. He was away from home during the Pujahs.
The prices of things shoot up during the war.
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