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Preposition – Connecting Word :: āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ (Connecting Word)
Definition: A preposition is a connecting word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence. āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž: Preposition (āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§) āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¯āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ (noun) āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ (pronoun) āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻ¨ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
Ex / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ
1. She was hiding under the table. āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻ¤āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
- Preposition: under
- Explanation: Under shows the position of the noun table. Under āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
2. We are thinking about you. āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
- Preposition: about
- Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : About shows the relation of thinking with you. About āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
3. I will not go against government rules. āĻŽāĻ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĨ¤
- Preposition: against
- Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž : Against shows opposition. Against āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
Summary / āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻžā§°āĻžāĻāĻļ
- Preposition connects words
- It shows place, time, direction, reason, or relation
- Preposition āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻŽā§, āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ, āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§
Prepositions :: āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§
Q1. She lives ___ the city center. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ ___ āĻāĻšā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Options: (A) On (B) In (C) At (D) Near
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (B) In
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: We use in for cities and areas. āĻāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ in āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
Q2. The train arrived ___ the platform. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻāĻ¨ ___ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Options: (A) At (B) On (C) In (D) By
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (A) At
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: At is used for a specific point or place. āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ āĻžāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ at āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĨ¤
Q3. The kids are playing ___ the park. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§ā§° ___ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
Options: (A) In (B) On (C) At (D) To
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (A) In
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Open places like parks use in. āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻ āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ āĻžāĻāĻ¤ in āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĨ¤
Q4. We'll meet ___ Tuesday. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ ___ āĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ āĻ˛āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤
Options: (A) On (B) At (C) In (D) Over
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (A) On
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Days and dates use on. āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ on āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĨ¤
Q5. He's sitting ___ the table. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ ___ āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
Options: (A) At (B) On (C) In (D) Over
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (B) On
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: For surface, we use on. āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ on āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĨ¤
Q6. She put her bag ___ the floor. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§° āĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻ¨ ___ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
Options: (A) On (B) In (C) Beside (D) Under
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (A) On
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Touching a surface → on. āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ on āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĨ¤
Q7. He's waiting ___ the door. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ ___ āĻĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
Options: (A) At (B) On (C) In (D) By
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (A) At
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Specific point → at. āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ at āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§āĨ¤
Q8. The plane flew ___ the clouds. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ___ āĻŽā§āĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ’āĻ˛āĨ¤
Options: (A) Through (B) In (C) Over (D) Under
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (A) Through
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Passing inside → through. āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžā§° āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ throughāĨ¤
Q9. The ball rolled ___ the hill. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§ ___ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋā§āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
Options: (A) On (B) In (C) Down (D) Over
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (C) Down
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: High to low movement → down. āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ¤āĻ˛āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ downāĨ¤
Q10. They walked ___ the river. āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨: āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻžāĻˇā§ āĻāĻžāĻˇā§ ___ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
Options: (A) Along (B) On (C) At (D) Beside
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: (A) Along
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Moving beside something → along. āĻāĻžāĻˇā§ āĻāĻžāĻˇā§ āĻāĻāĻŦā§āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ alongāĨ¤