give rules of preposition
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Prepositions form a small but very important word class. We use prepositions very frequently used. In fact, the prepositions to, of, in, for, on, with, at, by, from are all in the top 25 words in English. If you can understand and correctly use prepositions, it will greatly improve your fluency. And remember, there are not very many prepositions. There are only 150 prepositions and we only use about 70 of these commonly. The following rules will help you understand and use prepositions correctly.
1. A preposition must have an object
All prepositions have objects. If a "preposition" does not have an object it is not a preposition—it's probably an adverb. A preposition always has an object. An adverb never has an object. Look at these example sentences:
They are in the kitchen. (preposition in has object the kitchen)
Please come in. (adverb in has no object; it qualifies come)There was a doorway beforeme. (preposition before has object me)
I had never seen it before. (adverb before has no object; it qualifies seen)I will call afterwork. (preposition after has object work)
He called soon after. (adverb after has no object; it qualifies called)
2. pre-position means place before
The name “preposition” indicates that a preposition(usually) comes before something (its object):
I put it in the box.
But even when a preposition does not come before its object, it is still closely related to its object:
Who did you talk to? / I talked toJane.
3. A pronoun following a preposition should be in object form
The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition forms a ‘prepositional object’. If it is a pronoun, it should therefore be in the objective form (me, her, them), not subjective form (I, she, they):
This is from my wife and me.That’s between him and her.Mary gave it to them.
4. Preposition forms
Prepositions have no particular form. The majority of prepositions are one-word prepositions, but some are two- or three-word phrases known as complex-prepositions:
one-word prepositions (before, into, on)complex prepositions (according to, but for, in spite of, on account of)
5. to preposition and to infinitive are not the same
Do not confuse the infinitive particle “to” (to sing, to live) with the preposition “to” (to London, to me).
to as preposition
I look forward to lunch
I look forward to seeing you
I look forward to see youThey are committed to the project.
They are committed to keeping the price down.
They are committed to keep the price down.I am used to cars.
I am used to driving.
I am used to drive.
to as infinitive particle
They used to live in Moscow.They love to sing.
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Some important rule of preposition
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⇒ On and Upon
On is used for the things at rest while upon denotes motion.
Example - 1.The knife is on the table.
2.The dog jumped upon the bed.
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⇒In and Into
In denotes position at rest while into denotes motion.
Example - 1. She is in the library.
2. She come into library.
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⇒With and By
With is used for the instrument or tools and by is used
for the agent or doer.
Example - 1. I am writing a letter with pen.
2. The robber was killed by him with an axe.
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⇒ Since and For
Since is used for a point of time and for is used for a period of time.
Example - 1. She has been sleeping since 5 o' clock.
2. He has been coming to us for three days.
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⇒ Since and From
Since is used for time while from is used for both time and place.
Example - 1. I have not meet him since last week.
2. They played from 6 am to 8 am.
3. We travelled from India to America.
Note : In Future Tense from is used in place of since.
Example : 1. He has not come here since Monday.
2. He will not come here from Monday.
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⇒ Till and To
Till is used to indicate time while to is used to indicate place.
Example - 1. I slept till 8 am.
2. We went to park.
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⇒ At and In
(a) At is used for small towns and villages while in is used for big
cities and countries.
Example - 1. She lives in Kasauli in Mathura.
2. I live in Delhi.
(b) At is used for a point of a time and in is used for wider period of
time.
Example : 1. They will go at 66 o' clock.
2. They will go in the evening.
3. We left at 10 o' clock in the morning.
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⇒ Between and among
Between is used for two person or things while among is used for
more than two persons or things.
Example - 1. Those two girls quarrelled between themselves.
2. I like to spend my evening among my friends.
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⇒ In and Within
In denotes ' at the close of some future time' and within denotes
'some time shore of the close'.
Example - 1. They will return in two days
2. She will return within a week.
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⇒Beside and Besides
Beside means by the side of, while besides means in addition to.
Example - 1.She came and sat beside me.
2. Besides being fined, she was sentenced to a term
of imprisonment
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