PREPOSITION 🔵
by Rahul Goswami
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☄️A preposition is a word which relates a noun or pronoun with some other word in the sentence, that other word could be a noun, a pronoun, a verb or an adjective.
The man in the car shouted at the boy standing near the shop.
The questions of this chapter (adjective) with details (adverb) on this page (adverb) is/are enough.
The man walked......... the park.
In Across
From Round To
Towards Around
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He killed a snake (Transitive)
He killed her. (Transitive)
He died / died with her. (Intransitive)
Karan enjoyed the party (Transitive)
Karan enjoyed / enjoyed himself in the party (Intransitive)
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Ram came in the room. (adverb)
Ram saw Sumit in the room. (adjective)
Greeta was looking sad in the room. (adverb)
He moved the box to the corner noun.
He along with his friends wants to visit
The child was playing in the garden.
We found this boy suitable for this job.
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Preposition of PLACE
☄️On → contact of surface
☄️Over - vertical /covering sense- Under
☄️Above - anywhere/ level- Below
Man under tree
Under CCTV.
Put the blanket over the baby.
man on bed (sits)
man on bed (works)
man in bed (Sleeps)
man under tree
man in shade of tree.
bird On branch of the tree.
Stars in Universe
पंखा चल रहा I was sitting under the farm.
पंखा बंद हैं - I was sitting below the fan
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In area
v/s
at Location
He lives At Dwarka in Delhi.
In + Place of work
1. In office
2. In a restaurant
3. In a factory
At+ Particular place
1. At platform number 10
2. At Dilshad Garden Metro Station
3. At the station
4. At a public library
On + If the place of work is not a building
1. On the farm
2. On an estate
Send/ receive etc + on + Media
I saw it on T.V.
It was on Facebook .
I got it on my WhatsApp.
Are you on Instagram?
His MMS went viral on all social media.
The climb upside / up (A) the mountains (B) was not easy. (C) No error (D) (CGL 2017)
Preposition
Beside
inside
outside
Up
noun
roadside
Upside
seaside
backside
Riverside
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☄️by
time Source: It is 9:25
by the clock
by the watch/alarm
travel Source :-
He came here by bus ✓
He came here by
by metro
by car
by train
on by foot
by horse
☄️Mode of Payment
I will pay by card.
I will pay by cheque.
I will pay in cash.
I will pay through net banking.
☄️Preposition when state changes
1. Water changes into ice on cooling
2. The milk turned into curd.
3. Translate it into English.
5. The milk turned sour.
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☄️among -initial consonant
A+mong (demand)=distribution
☄️ amongst -vowel
☄️amid -initial consonant + Countable/Uncountable Noun
A+mid (middle) = place/position
Amid' with U. N means during '
Amid' with plural C.N. means among
☄️amidst -vowel+ Countable/Uncountable Noun
• The old man found a ring. amid wreckage of the car
• His honesty can not survive amid their dishonesty
• There is uniqueness amidst integrity of Bhagat singh
• Mr. Sharma distributed the fund amongst eight members.
• The bill was passed amid pandemonium.
• I came here amid heavy rain.
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☄️Between v/s Among
Radha distributed the money...among/between.... them
All the guests discussed the matter among them
There will be matches between India, Pakistan and Australia.
Mention the difference between solid, liquid and gas
There are trade agreements among all the developed nations.
MP is located in between Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan and U.P.
to express location, we use 'in between'.
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☄️By - comes with 'doer'
&
☄️With - comes with instruments/weapons
☄️in- comes with material
• He was killed by his servant with a knife.
• The birds filled the air with their sweet notes. (Here 'a pen' means 'an instrument')
• Write with a pen with a pencil (Here 'a pencil' means 'an instrument') in red ink (Here 'ink' means 'material') in pencil (Here 'pencil' means 'material')
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☄️Due to + Noun/Pronoun (Adjective Phrase →N/P)
☄️Owing to + verb/Adjective (Adverbial phrase )
Rakhi got the success due to her hard work.
Rakhi qualified owing to her hard work
Owing to bad weather, I cancelled the meeting.
Owing to bad weather, the traffic could not more
Due to his deliberate knowledge, he is a nice teacher
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☄️Made of
when form does not change
☄️Made from
use 'made from' when form changes
1. The table is made of wood.
2. Curd is made from milk.
3. Bread is made from wheat.
4. Shoes are made of leather.
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☄️Deal in to do business
☄️Deal with
to handle/ tackle/ to cope with
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☄️Deal out
to distribute
1. He deals in garments.
2. I can deal with any problem.
3. I could not cope with the excessive heat.
4. The time table has been dealt out.
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☄️Beside - by side of
☄️Besides- in addition to
1. Rahul is a doctor besides a professor
2 Rahul lives beside a doctor.
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☄️Along -parallel to sm/sth
☄️Along with- in the company of
• Ria is walking along with Meena along river side
• Please carry your photographs along with the documents.
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☄️Before - Living - Noun
☄️In front of - Non. Living Noun
How dare you speak before me
They presented the facts before the judge.
Reena parked her car in front of my house
There is a clock tower. in front of this park
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☄️Supply to - recipient
☄️Supply with- object
They supplied weapons to the terrorists.
They supplied the terrorists with weapons.
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☄️In stead of - Substitutions /
in place of / in lieu of "
☄️ In spite of - contraction
1. He took my car in stead of his scooter.
2 He did not return my car in spite of / despite my requests
3 In spite of his bad health, he kept teaching
4. In stead of Ravi, the Captain rusticated Monish
Despite of the best efforts made by the Government the condition of the country is going from bad to worse./No
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☄️ Die in (events) - accident / war / fire /revolt
☄️Die of (Disease )-cancer/cholera/cancer/diabetes/plague
☄️Die from/of (direct cause) / over eating / over drinking / food poisoning /stress/ heartattack any other reason
Numerous people in India / are dying from / of hunger / but the Government seems to be ignorant of this fact.
The man died in an accident.
The man died of cancer.
The man died from/of electrocution.
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☄️off Sudden I accidented SEPARATION
☄️from- Natural / Expected
The leaves are falling off the trees.
The girl fell ....... her scooter and got injured
She jumped........ the ground when she saw a snake
Keep........ the electric wires.
Stand clear....... the doors.
The passengers deboarde......... the train.
☄️Across-2 Dimensions
☄️Through - 3 Dimensions
water flows through their pipe.
He Saw me across the market.
He Saw me through a pair of binoculars.
Rahul saw me across the road Status of Unity.
He Swan through/across/in the river.
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☄️ LOOK
🔵 look (दिखना)
🔵 look at (देखना)
🔵 look after (देखभाल करना)
🔵 look into ( छानबीन करना)
🔵 look for (खोजना)
🔵 look down upon ( तिरस्कार की दृष्टि से देखना)
His father is sick but he does not look after / for him.
He looked upon / at me level eyed for a few moments before he started speaking.
look at (= देखना) somebody / something'
Look somebody in the eye(s) / face
She looked him in the eyes.
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We use preposition with certain verbs just because we are habitual of translating the sentence. We will not use any preposition with the following verbs in Active Voice.
हम preposition का प्रयोग कुछ verbs के साथ सिर्फ इसलिए करते हैं क्योंकि हमें वाक्य का अनुवाद करने की आदत है। हम Active Voice में निम्नलिखित verbs के साथ preposition का प्रयोग नहीं करेंगे।
☄️reach, attack, afford, order, demand, request, access, approach, control, blame, sign, marry, resemble, pervade , explain, describe, discuss,
Said to - told
Come into - enter
Consist of - comprise
Look into - investigate
Ask for - demand
Tell about - explain
Talk about - discuss/Describe
Arrive at- reach
look into - investigate
wait for - await
in spite of - dispite
get down from - deboard
Rain like cats and dogs → Heavy rain
Cope up with तालमेल
With bag and baggage बोरिया बिस्तर
He was very much engaged in his work when the thieves entered into his house and took away a lot of things./No Error.
☄️Attack on (verb)
☄️ make an attack on + Object
China made an attack on India in 1962.
she was returning from college, a ruffian attacked on her with a dagger. No Error.
Simmi took me to a hotel and ordered for two cups of coffee which the waiter brought in no time. No Error.
You must control on your children.
( Control on) = verb
Have some control on your children.
(Control on =noun)
☄️ comprise of (consist of)
Sedimentary rocks/largely comprised of minute fragments derived from the disintegration of existing rocks.
☄️ describe / discuss/explain + something
The poet describes about the beauty of a landscape in a very attractive way.
I will discuss on the problem and will describe about the consequences.
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☄️decline of (end) an empire / decline of a party / decline of a man
☄️decline in (decrease)moral / decline in prices
The decline of / in his moral was caused by a lot of factors that were once fascinating to him. No Error.
Mohan expected more decline in the prices.
Mohan has studied the decline of dinosaurs.
Mohan will not decline (transitive verb) (no prep) the invitation.
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for (reason)
☄️Suffer from (disease)
(no prep.) (to bear)
The man suffered for his wrong decisions. (reason)
The man suffered from fever and cold. (disease)
The man suffered huge loss in business. (to bear)
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☄️change in (modification) (noun)
☄️change of (Replacement) (noun)
☄️change for (Replacement) (verb)
The change in his behaviour was obvious.
The change in the weather will help him reach soon.
The change of the lead actor was not liked by the director.
The company will change this phone for a new one.
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☄️Married to Sb
The famous actress has married an English cricketer (transitive verbs requares no prep.)
The famous actress was married to an English cricketer. (Past participle + to )
He married you
He is married to him
She has married him.
She was married to him
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☄️ Result in - outcome
☄️ Result from- source
Unhappiness results...from.. jealousy. (source)
Jealousy results...in.. unhappiness. (outcome)
Handwork results....in...success (outcome)
Satisfaction results...from...achievement (source)
Unhappiness is the result.of. jealousy. (whose)
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☄️anxious (excited) ..about
☄️anxious (worried) ..for
They are anxious (excited) ..about.....the result of the test.
They are anxious (worried) ..for...the safety of their kids.
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☄️ Warned
context - person, time, place, purpose, etc.
He was warned (information) of/about The risk involved.
He was warned (reason) for the frand he did.
He was warned (separation) off telling lies again.
He was warned (dangers) against wild animals there.
He was warned (prevention) to be serious next time.
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☄️ Divide
The government has divided (distribute) the whole area into five sectors
The man divided (division) the property between his two sons
The man divided (distribution) the property into 4 Parts
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☄️ Dream
She often dreams (vision) about her son, who has settled in the USA.
He dreamt (wish) of having his son he house Jen Mumbai.
He dreamt (vision) about his friend the previous night
The man saw had a horrible dream the previous night
Have - possession/ experience/consumption
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☄️ Afraid
I am afraid (uncontrolled) to get infected.
I am afraid (unwillingness) of offending the boss.
I was afraid ........brain-dead after months at home.
(A) to become
(B) for becoming
(C) becoming
(D) of becoming
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☄️ Familiar
We are not familiar (aquientance) with this technology.
We are not familiar (known to) to this old man.
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☄️ To part
It is hard to part with (something) one's hard-earned money.
It is hard to part from (someone) one's family for so long a period.
The passenger parted with his luggage on the train.
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☄️ Partake - take part
He did not partake (participate) in the debate.
He did not partake (claim / share) of the profit.
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☄️ angry / annoyed / disgusted / vexed / exasperated +at sth / with sb
She is angry with the friends of her son.
She is angry at the result of her
He got anneyed at the delay.
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☄️agree
concur
assent
disagree (to accept)
dissent with someone / to something / on some topic, matter
They will not agree with this man.
They will not agree to this offer.
They will not agree on this condition.
He will wat agree with/on for you
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blind in - Impairments
blind of - both eyes
blind to - one's faults
The man is blind in the left eye. (Impairments)
The man is blind of both eyes. (both eyes)
The man is blind to his son's faults. one's faults
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obliged
grateful
answerable
responsible
accountable to someone
For something
We are highly obliged to you for your help.
Everyone is answerable to God for his actions.
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