About Preposition

About Preposition:

A preposition is a word place before a noun or a pronoun to show one person or thing has to do with another person or thing.

Some Preposition

Away from	Out side
Above	Over
After	Round
Among	Past
At against	Still
Across	Since
Around	Through
About	To
Ago	Towards
Along	Till
Already	Under
Amid	Underneath
Anymore	Unto
Before	Until
Below	Upon
Beneath	With
Behind	Without
Beyond	Within
Beside	Yet
Besides	Inside
Between	Near
Down	Nearby
During	On
For	Of
From	Off
In	Into

Kind of prepositions

Simple Preposition

At, by, for, from, in, on, of, over, out, up, with etc.

Compound preposition

Before Adding short form of ’A’ and ’Be’ (short form of ’On’ and ‘By’) with Noun,adjective or with Adverb to form a new word, is called compound Preposition.

Example: Across=(on+ cross), Beneath= (By+neath), among, amidst, before, below, between, inside, outside.

Prepositional Phrase or Phrase Prepositions:

When Some words together works like a preposition ,it‘s called Phrase of Prepositions.

Exam: By means of, By dint of, In lieu of, With a view to, In front of, On behalf of.

Some Uses of Prepositions

I live in Kolkata

Mother visited Varanasi in 1950

The sun sets in the west

I read in the evening.

Do not sleep in the day

I read newspaper in the morning

The city ws in ruins.

He lived at Baranagar

Iswarchandra was born at Birsingha (Village)

Come at 5 P.M.

It was raing cats and dogs at night

Rise at dawn

They will catch the train at noon

Our examination is at hand

Put the pen on the table

I will join my duty on the 12 th June

Strike it on the head

I shall leave Kolkata on Saturday next.

The house is on fire.

We went on foot.

Let us go to the residence

Be kind to the poor

Mina, come to me.

Apply to the headmaster

He is going to school

The Dog ran to the door.

I shall go to Delhi today

From

The apple fell from the tree.

I have received a letter from my uncle

Mother called me from the other room

He is coming from Kolkata

I got no help from him.

He is blind from childhood.

For

I shall do it for you.

father brought sweets for us.

Everybody has desired for fame

It has been raining for two days.

Ram has been absenting himself for a week.

He is not fit for this job.

By', 'With',

The bird was seen by Ram

Sit by me.

He is writing with a pen

He killed a snake with a stick

Ravana was killed by Rama.

Cut with a knife.

We see with our eyes

Between', and 'Among'

Keep this between you and me

A river flows between its bank.

The property was equally divided among the four brothers

The money was divided among six persons.

Beside, Besides

You came and sat beside me

He knows Bengali besides Hindi

besides advising ,I helped him with money.

Ago', 'Before'

Ram's mother died two years ago

He had joined the company ten years before

"Since', 'For'

Niren has been ill since Tuesday

I have not seen him for a week

Within"

I shall go to Delhi within a week

In', "Into'

they entered into the drawing room

Rohini is waiting in the drawing room.

The frogs jumped into the well.

More uses of Prepositions

Above	There are clouds above the tree
After	Police were running after the thief
Amid	He is fond amid the players
Among	Distribute the chocolates among the boys.
Against	Push the chair against the wall
Across	He walked across the field
Around	Be sympathetic to the people around you.
Along	He ran along the sea side.
Already	I have already read the novel
About	I know about your condition
Amidst	There was a hermit in a hut amidst the forest

Away from	We stayed away from home
Anymore	He is not sleeping anymore
Of	The name of the boy is Toton
Over	The sky is over our heads
Off	That place is off the map
Outside	There was a river outside the forest
Onto	He was dropped onto the floor
Out of	They drove out of the country
Into	Come into the room
Beneath	A woman was standing beneath the tree
Before	He came before us
Between	Distribute the mangoes between Apu and Dipu

Beyond	It was beyond my imagination
Beside	The river is flowing beside the village
Below	The river runs below the bridge
By	He stood by an old man
Behind	He walked quickly behind the trees
Besides	Besides your help, I was ruined
Until	I shall do the work until further orders
Upon	Children depend upon their parents.
Underneath	The latch is underneath the boy
Unto	Jesus Said unto the lawyer to be sympathetic to his neighbours

Under	A cat is sleeping under the table
Without	He drew a line without a ruler
While	He did the work while I was reading
Within	I will repay the loan within a week
With	He cut the tree with an axe
Near	He came near the temple
Round	The earth moves round the sun
Since	I have lived here since 1964
Still	He still works there
To	He is kind to the poor
Towards	The river flows towards the sea
Through	He is passing through the forest
Till	Wait here till I come back
During	I will visit your place during summer
Down	The river goes down to the sea
For	I will wait at the station for an hour
From	He is coming from Delhi today
Yet	He has not yet arrived there