Prepositions
WHAT IS PREPOSITION?
Preposition is a word which is placed before noun or pronoun to show the relation of that noun with other words of sentence.
Types of Preposition
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⬹ General preposition ⧪ ⬺ Appropriate Preposition
List of General preposition;
Appropriate Prepositions:
Some words take particular prepositions after them.
USE
Assign to
Based on
Associated with
Belong to
Believe in
Busy with
Blind of
Beware of
Capable of
Capacity for
Care for
Consist of
Compare to/with
Confined in/to
Congratulate on
Conscious of
Comment on
Control over
Deal in
Deal with
Depend on
Devoid of
Deprived of
Die from
Die of
Die for
Die in
Die through
Differ with
Differ on
Differ in
Eager for
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Types of Preposition
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⬹ General preposition ⧪ ⬺ Appropriate Preposition
List of General preposition;
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Appropriate Prepositions:
Some words take particular prepositions after them.
USE
Abide by You should abide by the law.
Appetite for
Attach to
Absent from He was absent from school.
Absorbed in I am absorbed in study
Abide in/at He abide in kolkata/at Gopalpur
Access to You have no access to my room
Accompanied by I am accompanied by my father
Accompanied with He has fever accompanied with headache.
According to according to the rules, he did the work.
Accuse of he was accused of theft
Accustomed to i am accustomed to drinking tea.
Add to add five to seven
Addicted to you are addicted to wine
Admit of your conduct admits of no excuse.
Admit to
Aim at
Ambition for
Ask for
Annoyed with/for/at
Anxious for
Apart from
Argue with
Argue for
Aware of Assign to
Based on
Associated with
Belong to
Believe in
Busy with
Blind of
Beware of
Capable of
Capacity for
Care for
Consist of
Compare to/with
Confined in/to
Congratulate on
Conscious of
Comment on
Control over
Deal in
Deal with
Depend on
Devoid of
Deprived of
Die from
Die of
Die for
Die in
Die through
Differ with
Differ on
Differ in
Eager for
Eligible for he is eligible for the post
Enter into he enter into the room
Escape from the man escaped from the village
Excuse for he will not excuse for his fault
Faith in I have faith in God
Faithful to he is faithful to his master
Fond of I am fond of sweets
Fit for he is fit for the job
Grateful to/for I am grateful to you/for your help
Greed for she has no greed for wealth
Guess at can you guess at her age
Hostile to I am not hostile to you.
Hope for/of let us hope for the best
Hard at he is hard at work
Hunger for her hunger for knowledge impressed us.
Insist on he is insisted on my going home.
Ill with he is ill with fever.
Intimate to/with she is intimate with me.
Invite to they invited me to dinner.
Jealous of you are jealous of his success
Jeer at do not jeer at the handicapped
Knock at he knocked at my door.
Lament for she lamented for her child.
Fill in the blanks;
1.It is an important piece ______ work. Ans- of
2.Girls are most welcome ______ join the show.
Ans- to
3.He is blind ___one eye.
Ans- of
4.I agree ___ your proposal.
Ans- to
5. I prefer tea ____milk.
Ans- to
6.He deals ___cloth.
Ans- in
7.It is now seven ____my watch.
Ans- by
8.I am willing to agree ____ your suggestion.
Ans- with
9.You should always be careful _____ do the work.
Ans- to
10.Why are you refusing _____do the work.
Ans- to
11.I will not take food ______ he returns from office.
Ans- until
12.He complied ______ my request.
Ans- with
13.I wish to remind you ______the promise you made.
Ans- of
13.Ram has been suffering ______fever from the last thee days.
Ans- from
14.The minister flew ______the flooded areas in a helicopter.
Ans- over
15.She came ___me to see the circus.
Ans- together
16.He takes a pride ___his success.
Ans- in
17.Rice sells ___Rs.100 a kilo.
Ans- in
18.She was born ___January 1,1990.
Ans- on
19.The city was kept ___night curfew for several days.
Ans- under
20.Let us work ___peace and prosperity.
Ans- for
