Elses 1. Identify whether the underlined word is a Preposition or a Conjunction :
A. Ram will dance with Sham.
2. He has been ill since he came here.
3. Ram and Ramesh went to the market
. Be good and you will be happy.
5. She has been living in London since last year.
6. She has been living in London since she left her native country.
7. After the meeting, they returned to the office.
8. After they finished the meeting, they returned to the office.
9. The plane had to land in Berlin because of the bad weather.
10. Because the weather was bad, the plane had to land in Berlin.
11. Give yourself plenty of time for the project.
12. I have been working here for a month.
13. While you were away, someone damaged the gate.
14. During the day. I work many hours
Answers
The prepositions are underlined.
Explanation:
1. Ram will dance with Sham.
2. He has been ill since he came here.
3. Ram and Ramesh went to the market
4. Be good and you will be happy.
5. She has been living in London since last year.
6. She has been living in London since she left her native country.
7. After the meeting, they returned to the office.
8. After they finished the meeting, they returned to the office.
9. The plane had to land in Berlin because of the bad weather.
10. Because the weather was bad, the plane had to land in Berlin.
11. Give yourself plenty of time for the project.
12. I have been working here for a month.
13. While you were away, someone damaged the gate.
14. During the day. I work many hours.
Preposition or conjunction:
1. A Ram will dance with Sham.
2. He has been ill since he came here.
3. Ram and Ramesh went to the market
4. Be good and you will be happy.
5. She has been living in London since last year.
6. She has been living in London since she left her native country.
7. After the meeting, they returned to the office.
8. After they finished the meeting, they returned to the office.
9. The plane had to land in Berlin because of the bad weather.
10. Because the weather was bad, the plane had to land in Berlin.
11. Give yourself plenty of time for the project.
12. I have been working here for a month.
13. While you were away, someone damaged the gate.
14. During the day, I work many hours
Explanation:
- The word that is bold is conjunction. The word that is underlined in preposition.
- The preposition is used with noun to link the object, verb and subject. There are types of preposition such as direction, location, time and space.
- A word that connects the two clauses is called conjunction. It is a part of a speech.