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PREPOSITIONS – A Clear and Complete Guide

1. What is a Preposition?

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence.
It tells us about place, time, direction, movement, or cause.

📌 A preposition is always followed by an object.

Example:
👉 The book is on the table.
(“on” shows the relation between “book” and “table”)

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2. Prepositions of Place (Where?)

These show position or location.

Chart: Prepositions of Place

Preposition	Example Sentence
in	The keys are in the drawer.
on	The book is on the table.
at	He is at the gate.
under	The cat is under the bed.
over	A plane flew over the city.
between	The shop is between two houses.
behind	The car is behind the bus.

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3. Prepositions of Time (When?)

Golden Rule: AT – ON – IN

Preposition	Use	Example
At	Exact time	at 6 a.m., at noon
On	Days & dates	on Monday, on 15th August
In	Months, years, periods	in June, in 2024, in winter

Examples:

• I wake up at 5 a.m.

• We meet on Sunday.

• He was born in 1950.

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4. Prepositions of Direction / Movement (Which way?)

Preposition	Example
to	She is going to school.
into	The boy jumped into the pool.
across	They walked across the road.
through	The train passed through the tunnel.
out of	He came out of the room.

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5. Kinds of Prepositions

A. Simple Prepositions

Single-word prepositions.

Examples:
at, by, for, from, in, of, off, on, out, through, till, to, up, with

Sentence:
👉 She sat on the chair.

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B. Compound Prepositions

Formed by adding prefixes.

Examples:
about, above, across, along, among, around, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, inside, outside, within, without

Sentence:
👉 The park is near the school.

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C. Phrase (Group) Prepositions

Two or more words acting as one preposition.

Phrase Preposition	Example
according to	According to the doctor, walking is good.
because of	He stayed home because of rain.
in front of	The car is in front of the house.
in spite of	In spite of age, he exercises daily.
instead of	Tea instead of coffee.
on account of	The match stopped on account of rain.
with regard to	With regard to health, routine matters.

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6. Common Mistakes (Very Important)

❌ He is married with her
✅ He is married to her

❌ She discussed about the problem
✅ She discussed the problem

❌ The train arrived in time
✅ The train arrived on time

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7. Practice Exercises

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks

1. The cat is ___ the table.

2. I was born ___ 1951.

3. We will meet ___ the entrance.

4. The boy ran ___ the road.

Answers: under, in, at, across

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Exercise 2: Choose the correct option

1. She arrived ___ time. (at / on)

2. The keys are ___ the bag. (in / on)

3. The school is ___ the bank and the post office. (between / among)

Answers: at, in, between

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Exercise 3: Make sentences

Make one sentence each using:

• in front of

• because of

• between

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8. Teacher’s Tip / Memory Trick

📌 AT → Point
📌 ON → Surface
📌 IN → Space or Period

This simple rule helps avoid most mistakes.

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Conclusion

Prepositions may be small words, but they are very powerful.
Correct use of prepositions makes English clear, natural, and confident.