2018 Your uncle has offered to get you a pet for your birthday. Write a letter to him telling him what you would like, give reasons for your choice and tell him how you would take care of your pet. The traffic outside your school is very heavy and chaotic. Write a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) pointing out the danger of such heavy and chaotic traffic in a school zone. Suggest possible solutions for the problem. Rajeev Agarwal's screen2020 You have changed your school recently. Write a letter to your friend in your old school telling him what you like about your new school but also what you miss about your old school. Some taps in your locality are left open all day resulting in a tremendous waste of water. Write a letter to the municipal commissioner of your town/city complaining about the problem. Suggest ways in which this waste of water can be prevented.Down A descending direction Examples: 1, We live in India. 2. There is a cat under the table. 3. | hung my coat behind the door. 4. A path above the lake. Other English Grammar Prepositions: Preposition Meaning Or Originating from, composed of,associated with, belonging to By In the name of; through the agency oraction of About Estimation of quantity, on the subject of For Indicates the object, aim or purpose With In the presence or use of More Examples: 1. We live in India. 2. Would you like to go to the cinema tonight? 3. We are going on holiday next week. 4. There is a bridge across the river. 5. Come into the sitting room, we want to watch TV. 6. Lucky is arriving on 13th February at 8 o'clock in the morning 7. They usually go to the Shimla in the summer. 8. | usually go to my parent's house at We eat turkey together on Christmas Day. 9. | like to drink coffee in the morning and tea in the afternoon. 10. Lucky went to New York at New Year. 11. Stop worrying about your exam, everything will be fine. 12. Don't forget to pay for the newspaper. 13. The boat passed under the bridge. 14, Unfortunately, I'm very bad at music. 15. It’s great you got that job, you should be proud of yourself. 16. He has been absent since Monday. 17. This material is different from that. 18. He said that he was very pleased with my work. 19. A dark cloud was above the house. 20. The plane flew over the building. 21. The car went through the tunnel. 22. She put the flowers by the window. 23. The loud noise came from within the stadium. 24. She never leaves without her phone. 25. | was unable to get out of the appointment. 26.1! attended a quick meeting before leaving for the day. 27. She set beside Anushka. 28. My car is parked behind the store. 29. He was between jobs at the moment 30. The teacher said no talking during class.Preposition of Time: Preposition — Meaning On Days (of the week) & dates In Months/seasons/year, part of the day, after a period At A specific point of time, exceptions Since From a specific point in time until now (past till now) For Over a certain period of time Ago From now to a specific point in the past (now till past) During Throughout the course Before Previous to in time, earlier than After Subsequent in time, at a later time than Until (Till) Up to a certain point in time To/ past Telling the time From/ To A starting point/ an end point By Not later than Examples: 1. We arrived on Monday 2. The seminar starts at 10 a.m 3. The company was founded in the 20th century 4. They got married on Friday the Sth June: Rajeev Aga screen a (OC) <4at | CCU EDL CcIEe mae Ie ene D) Edit sia PREPOSITION ‘A Preposition is a word that is placed before a noun (or @ pronoun) to show the relation that the noun of the pronoun has with some other word in the sentence. + Put the box on the table, (the relation between two nouns- box and table) + Flowers grow in gardens. (the relation between a verb and @ noun- grow and gardens) Note-Preposition are so called because they are ‘preposed', Le. they are put before noun or noun phrase, The bear passed through a thick forest. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition given in the brackets: 1, He wrote the letter, 3 fountain pen. (by, with) Send this letter this address. (on to) The lady alighted his carriage. (of, from) He was acquitted the charge. (from, of) Her husband died. hunger and starvation. (of, form) His nature differs. ‘mine. (from. with) She comes. high family. (from, of) The robbers set the house. fire. (on, to) His conduct is so bad that it cannot admit. any excuse. (of, at) 10. This man is blind. cone eye. (in. of) Fill in the blanks with sultable preposition He lives. Vasant Vihar... New Delhi There is so much of pollution...... the river These is a book stove... the college gate The doctor Is... his chamber, you can go He was lying.... the floor, free.....all worries A little push, and she fell... the river Come,....the garden and be warm....ftve sun ‘There should be no secrets.......friends. 9. 1 Sit.....Mmyy sister on the dining table, 10. | usually travel... train Rewrite this paragraph after inserting preposition at the appropriate places: The arrested man was brought the ruler who sat a throne made gold. The man. a sculptor. stared the king. The courtiers waited expectantly the king's verdict. The young king was a believer the teachings Buddha. “He wanted to free the man, But then no one was the law. Meanwhile, thousands had gathered the closed gates. They had been waiting the morning in anticipation a favourable verdict. The chief minister rose his seat. He asked the king whether he was ready to pronounce Judgement The silent king looked thoughtfully the snow peaks the distance. He whole-heartedly sympathized the sculptor but according the laws the land he was guilty. The king was a dilemma ‘State whether the preposition have been correctly used in these sentences. If not, rewrite the corrected sentences in your notebook Tam angry upon hin, He ordered for my transfer. There is no exception of this rule | sympathise for him. Earty rising is beneficial for health He was deprived off his belongings. He sat under the shade of a tree. The house is superior than mine Distribute these fruits to the boys. 10, We entered into the room Preposition that consist of mote than two words are called compound ot phrase preposition. Learn the use of these compound preposition: According to, ovring to, as far as, by means of, as well as, in place of, in spite of, in front of, out of, together with, an account of, for the sake of, Note: Certain nouns, adjectives and verbs take appropriate prepositions after them: ‘Access to, cure for, faith in, key to, taste for, afraid of, angry with (someone), angry with (something), aware of, eager for, envious of, guilty of, tired of, abide by, abound in/with, boast of, rely on, worthy of Sanognen CRN Sawn Saneurens BD 0 Cc, sel Tools Mobile View® Share® ° EditonPC School Tools a (OC) <42018 Your uncle has offered to get you a pet for your birthday. Write a letter to him telling him what you would like, give reasons for your choice and tell him how you would take care of your pet. The traffic outside your school is very heavy and chaotic. Write a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) pointing out the danger of such heavy and chaotic traffic in a school zone. Suggest possible solutions for the problem. Rajeev Agarwal's screenICSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SPECIMEN FOR LETTER WRITING Question 2 (a) {10} Imagine that you are in a boarding school and have performed poorly in your terminal examination. Write a letter to your mother, explaining the reasons for your poor performance, and tell her how you plan to do better in the forthcoming examinations. Answer Sample 1: Jingle Bells Residential School Dehradoon 10th April, 2020 My dear Mummy / Mother, | know that you are very disappointed with my half yearly report that you must have received last week. | am truly sorry for a poor performance and | am feeling very depressed at having let you down so badly. | do not want to make excuses, but this last term | have been in and out of the infirmary several times. | had a bad attack of malaria and was unable to attend classes for about a week. Barely had | got over this when | broke out in a rash because of the medication and | had to go back into the infirmary. As result of this | missed many classes and | scored very poorly in three subjects. | have now picked up health and have requested my teachers to give me some extra assignments. | also plan to do group study with some of the other boarders of my class. lam sure that this will help me to catch up with my studies and | promise you | will score much better marks in the next unit tests. Please do not be worried about my health, | am much better. | look forward to meeting you during the mid-term break. Yours lovingly, / Yours affectionately, / Your loving son, Sanjiv Sample 2: Jingle Bells Residential School, Dehradoon. 10th April, 2020 My dear Mummy / Mother, | know that you are very disappointed with my half yearly report that you must have received last week, | am truly sorry for a poor performance and | am feeling very depressed at having let you down so badly. | do not want to make excuses, but this last term | have been in and out of the infirmary several times. | had a bad attack of malaria and was unable to attend classes for about a week. Barely had | got over this when | broke out in a rash because of the medication and | had to go back into the infirmary. As result of this | missed many classes and | scored very poorly in three subjects. | have now picked up health and have requested my teachers to give me some extra assignments. | also plan to do group study with some of the other boarders of my class. lam sure that this will help me to catch up with my studies and | promise you | will score much better marks in the next unit tests. Please deo not be worried about my health, | am much better. | look forward to meeting you during the mid-term break. Yours lovingly, / Yours affectionately, / Your loving son, Sanjiv EndPreposition Preposition meaning a word used to link nouns and pronouns or phrases to other words within a sentence. Preposition words show the relationship between the words in a sentence. Some Types of Prepositions In English with Examples: Preposition of Directiot Prepositions — Meaning Above Higher relative to something else Across On the other side of Along Beside Among Within a group Around Ina circular way At Indicates a particular point Behind At the back of Below Lower relative to something else Beside Next to Close to Near Over Above Through From one point to the next Toward In the direction of Up From low to high Down From high to low Between In the space separating two things By Near Inside/in Within Near Close by Next to Beside On Touching something Onto Moving on top of something Off Away from Past On the father side of Under Below something Examples: 1. They went by bus. 2. Look to the right and you will see your destination 3. Meet me at the flower shop 4. The dog climbed onto the bed. Preposition of Time: Preposition Meaning On Days (of the week) & dates In Months/seasons/year, part of the day, after a period At A specific point of time, exceptions Since From a specific point in time until now (past till now) For Over a certain period of time Ago From now to a specific point in the past (now till past) During Throughout the course Before Previous to in time, earlier than After Subsequent in time, at a later time than Until (Till) Up to a certain point in time To/ past Telling the @me e Rajeev Agarwa ci a (OC) <4prepositions Preposition of Place: Prepositions Meaning In Position or state inside At In the area of, specific position, an event (or a place related to it) On Position above, in contact with, for a certain side, the state or process of & mean: of conveyance Off From a place or position By, Beside At the side of, close to & next to Under In a lower position, beneath the surface Over In or at a position above, more than Below In or to a lower place, beneath Above Overhead Up From a lower towards a higher point Down A descending direction Examples: 1, We live in India. 2. There is a cat under the table. 3. | hung my coat behind the door. 4, Apath above the lake. Other English Grammar Prepositions: Preposition Meaning Or Originating from, composed of,associated with, belonging to By In the name of; through the agency oraction of About Estimation of quantity, on the subject of For Indicates the object, aim or purpose With In the presence or use of More Examples: 1, We live in India Would you like to go to the cinema tonight? We are going on holiday next week. There is a bridge across the river. Come into the sitting room, we want to watch TV. Lucky is arriving on 13th February at 8 o'clock in the morning. They usually go to the Shimla in the summer. | usually go to my parent's house at We eat turkey together on Christmas Day. | like to drink coffee in the morning and tea in the afternoon. 10. Lucky went to New York at New Year. 11. Stop worrying about your exam, everything will be fine. 12. Don't forget to pay for the newspaper. 13. The boat passed under the bridge. 14. Unfortunately, I'm very bad at music. 15. It’s great you got that job, you should be proud of yourself. 16. He has been absent since Monday. 17. This material is different from that. 18. He said that he was very pleased with my work. 19. A dark cloud was above the house. 20. The plane flew over the building. 21. The car went through the tunnel. 22. She put the flowers by the window. CENaAAawN screen a (OC) <4