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24, A, , PREPOSITIONSS, , Preposition, , is, , a, , word that shows the relation, between, , one, , pronoun that comes after it., , word and, , a, , noun or, , Examples:, (1) The, , man sat, , under, , (2) The lady made, , a, , some, , tree., , tea for him., , In sentence (1), the word under shows the, relation between the verb 'sat' and the, , noun, , tree'., In sentence (2), the word for shows the relation between the, , noun, , 'tea' and the pronoun, , him., Such words that show relations between other words and, , after them, , are, , known, , as, , Prepositions., , nouns or, , pronouns that, , come
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What do Prepositions indicate?, 1. Some prepositions show direction., , Examples, , (1) The dog, , ran, , toward the house., , (2) The little girl looked at the ice cream., (3) The children strolled through the garden., 2. Some prepositions show position., , Examples, (1) The, , cat sat near the basket., , (2) The fox stood under the tree., , (3) There, , was a, , small, , dog among the, , wolves., , 3. Some prepositions show time., , Examples:, (1), , Meet, , me, , (2) We will, , (3), , at 5 o'clock., , have lunch around, , noon., , since 9, Your teacher has been waiting, mong, , a.m.
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EXERCISES, , following sentences, the, in, Drenositions, n d e r l i n e the, done as an example.), , (Thefirst one, , has been, , (1) The street is in, , (2 Marouckla, (3) Who is, (4), , shocking state., , a, , went, , into the forest., , responsible for this mess?, , They will, , tear us, , with their, , (5) The people cannot walk, , (6) They, (7) The, , must, , (8) There is, , a, , (12), , was, , listeners, , can, , before the 16th., , the riverside., , near, , between, , classes VIII and IX., , worried about Madhu., , (10) A red carpet, , We, , names, , football match, , (9) Mrs Joshi is, , (11) Good, , through all this rubbish., , register their, , dumping ground is, , sharp claws., , walk, , spread, , on, , the ground., , look at the speaker., , across, , it easily
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Q. 2. Fill, , in, , the blanks with correct, , prepositions, choosing from those given in the, , brackets:, , (Thefirst, (1) He, , one, , has been done, , example.), worked in the garden daily. (in, at, on), , (2) He worked there, , many years., , 3) He dug thesoil., , (by, for, in), , a spade. (on, through, with), , (4) He walked, , the garden. (on, around, off), the wall. (along, after, in), , (5) The lizard crept., , (6) You should, , as an, , treat me, , ., , your, , equal. (as, to, by)
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&.3. Fill in the, blanks with correct, , prepositions, choosing fróm those given, , below:, , (above, after, against, among, besides, between,, by, inside, into, off, towards, under), (The first one has been done as an example.), , (1) Besides Tom and his sister,, , a, , few of their friends had, , (2) We placed the ladder., , (3) You, , can, , (4) There, , watch, , are, , your studies., , mosquitoes circling, , (5) The book was written ., , (6) A small, , stream flowed., , was a, , (9) The picture, , quarrel, on, , an unknown writer., , the bridge., , the two neighbours., , ., , the wall fell., , (10) The little kitten jumped., (11) The, , your head., , the skull., , (7) The brain is located, , (8) There, , along., , the wall and climbed up., , TV, , many, , come, , robbers divided the loot., , I, (12) It started raining and, , ran., , with the breeze., , its basket and fell asleep., , themselves., the bus stop.
