Question

Q.15 Circle the incorrect preposition and write the correct preposition
1. I went at the store near my family.
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2. There is a table on the room.
In
3. The birds fly in the tree.
on
4. She drank a glass for water,​

Answer 1

Answer:

Indicating Time

Time is indicated mainly by at. on, in. during, by. and for.

1. At

(i) At is used for a point in time :

We shall meet at 6 O’clock.

He came at midnight.

Similarly, at dawn, at sunset, at the end, at the beginning etc.

(ii) At is used before festivals :

We have a holiday at Diwali.

Similarly, at Holi, at Christmas, at New year etc.

2. On

(i) On is used for a particular day, whether it is a date (e.g. 5 June, Feb. 14th), a

day (e.g. Monday, or a special da

(ii) On is used for a particular part of such days as described above.

I will come on the night of 10th July.

We will meet on Friday afternoon.

 

3. In

(i) In is used before a period of time : in the winter, in July, in the year 2005, in the morning, in the evening.

I first met him in 2005.

Cricket is played in India in winter.

(ii) In is also used to show the total length of time taken to complete an activity or operation.

This train will get you from Delhi to Chandigarh in four hours.

 

4. During

When an action or a situation continues for sometime, during is used before that specified period.

We enjoyed ourselves during the vacation.

People work during the day.

5. By

(i) By is used to denote the ultimate point by which something was or is to be completed.

I have to complete the work by Monday.

The applications should reach by 14 February.

(ii) By is used with day and night where it means during.

He travelled by day and slept by night.

 

6. For

For is used before a time phrase to denote that so much time has passed during which an action or a situation continued.

I have not seen him for two years.

We waited for an hour but he didn’t turn up.

Important Points

(i) The prepositions at, on and in are not used if the noun giving time has an adjective with it.

He met me last Sunday.

We will come again next Diwali.

We go for a walk every morning.

I will be twenty next June.

(ii) Yesterday, today and tomorrow do not take a preposition.

I will come again tomorrow.

You met me yesterday.

He is arriving today.

Indicating Time

Time is indicated mainly by at. on, in. during, by. and for.

1. At

(i) At is used for a point in time :

We shall meet at 6 O’clock.

He came at midnight.

Similarly, at dawn, at sunset, at the end, at the beginning etc.

(ii) At is used before festivals :

We have a holiday at Diwali.

Similarly, at Holi, at Christmas, at New year etc.

2. On

(i) On is used for a particular day, whether it is a date (e.g. 5 June, Feb. 14th), a

day (e.g. Monday, or a special da

(ii) On is used for a particular part of such days as described above.

I will come on the night of 10th July.

We will meet on Friday afternoon.

 

3. In

(i) In is used before a period of time : in the winter, in July, in the year 2005, in the morning, in the evening.

I first met him in 2005.

Cricket is played in India in winter.

(ii) In is also used to show the total length of time taken to complete an activity or operation.

This train will get you from Delhi to Chandigarh in four hours.

 

4. During

When an action or a situation continues for sometime, during is used before that specified period.

We enjoyed ourselves during the vacation.

People work during the day.

5. By

(i) By is used to denote the ultimate point by which something was or is to be completed.

I have to complete the work by Monday.

The applications should reach by 14 February.

(ii) By is used with day and night where it means during.

He travelled by day and slept by night.

 

6. For

For is used before a time phrase to denote that so much time has passed during which an action or a situation continued.

I have not seen him for two years.

We waited for an hour but he didn’t turn up.

Important Points

(i) The prepositions at, on and in are not used if the noun giving time has an adjective with it.

He met me last Sunday.

We will come again next Diwali.

We go for a walk every morning.

I will be twenty next June.

(ii) Yesterday, today and tomorrow do not take a preposition.

I will come again tomorrow.

You met me yesterday.

He is arriving today.

Explanation:

Answer 2

$\large{ \underline{ \underline{\frak{ \pmb{ \red{Required \: answers}}}}}} \\ \\ \sf{1. \: I\: went \: \boxed{ \sf{at}} \: the \: store \: \boxed{ \sf{near}} \: my \: family.} \\ \red\Rightarrow{ \sf{I\: went \: \underline{\pmb{to} }\: the \: store \: \underline{\pmb{with}} \: my \: family.}} \\ \\ \sf{ 2. \: There \: is \: a \: table \: \boxed{ \sf{on}} \: the \: room.} \\ \red\Rightarrow{ \sf{There \: is \: a \: table \: \underline{\pmb{in}} \: the \: room.}} \\ \\ \sf{3. \: The \: birds \: fly \: \boxed{ \sf{in}} \: the \: tree.} \\ \red\Rightarrow{ \sf{The \: birds \: fly \: \underline{\pmb{over}} \: the \: tree.}}\\ \\ \sf{4. \: She \: drank \: a \: glass \: \boxed{ \sf{for}} \: water.} \\ \red\Rightarrow{ \sf{She \: drank \: a \: glass \: \underline{\pmb{of }}\: water.}}$

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Prepositions:-

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎They are the words that expresses the connection between the noun of a sentence to another word of the same sentence. Prepositions with two or more words are called phrasal prepositions.

߷ Types of prepositions:

• Prepositions of time indicates the relationship of time between the noun to the rest of the sentence. For example, We shall start the work on Monday.
• Prepositions of place tells the relationship in regard to place, between the noun to another word in a sentence. For example, Nino sent me a gift from France.
• Prepositions of agents/instruments simply shows the connection between the cause and doer (of the cause) in a sentence. For example, This story is being read by me.

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