Select the correct preposition Part-III
Preposition Part-III
Preposition tells you about the position of person or thing occupied in relation to the other.
It is pre (before) because it is put before the noun or noun equivalent which is its object.
The lion sprang upon the cow.
Upon in the above sentence is the preposition. It shows the relation of the lion to the cow.
Note : Generally, a preposition is used before a noun or pronoun, but there are some circumstances in which this does not happen, either because the complement has to take first position in the clause, or because it is absent.
Wh-Questions:
What were you looking at?
What are you looking for?
Relative Clauses:
This is the book that we were looking for?
The old house which I was telling you about is empty.
Wh-Clauses:
What I am convinced of is that the world's population will grow to an unforeseen extent.
Exclamations:
What a mess he's got into!
Passive:
She was sought after by all the leading impresarios of the day.
Infinitive Clauses:
He is impossible to work with.
SOME COMMON PREPOSITIONS IN USE
After, about, above, across, against, around, before, behind, below, beneath, between, beyond, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, over, since, through, till, towards, under, underneath, up, upon, with, within, without, out, beside, down, besides.
USE OF SOME IMPORTANT PREPOSITIONS
Among, Between; Among, In; Beside, Besides; In, Within (in relation to time); On, Upon; By, With; After, In ( in relation to time); For. From, Since; Over, Above; At, Towards; At, In, On; Below, Beneath; In, Into, To; Till , By, Of, Off; Across, Along, Through; About, On
In this quiz, we will cover Among, Between; Among, In; Beside, Besides; In, Within (in relation to time); On, Upon
Among, Between
Among is used for more than two persons or things, between is used only for two.
Among, In
Among is used before collective plural nouns, in is used before collective singular nouns.
Beside, Besides
Beside means by the side of, besides means in addition to.
In, Within ( in relation to time)
In means at the expiry of a period of time in future; within means before the expiry of a period of time in any tense.
On, Upon
On is used for things at rest, upon is used for things in motion or things about to happen.
Select the correct preposition Part-I
Select the correct preposition Part-II
All the best for the quiz!
She works _____ the poor.
Distribute these books _____ olive and Harry.
I saw him _____ the crowd.
I found him standing _____ the crowd.
The daughter was sitting _____ her mother.
_____ his relatives, he invited his friends also.
she will return _____ a week.
I shall finish my work _____ a week.
He is sitting _____ the floor.
Christmas is _____ us again.
