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PREPOSITIONS

In        on           up         into        before          At        by        upon       under        after

Learn the following uses of in, at, on, and by : 

He is coming	in the morning .   in the evening .   at night.   at 8 o’clock.   on Sunday
It is now 8 - 30	by my watch

Learn the use of the words in italics: 

1. Misha is standing on the bridge. 

2. A man is jumping into the river . 

3. Mohan is swimming in the river.

4. A boat is under the bridge. 

5. I was going up the hill. 

6. She was coming down the hill.

7. Sunday comes before Monday. 

8. Monday comes after Sunday. 

In , into   At, in   On, at   On, to   By, in   Before, after   Before, after   At, under

I. Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks: 

1. John was sitting in his class. 

2. He comes here in the morning .

3. At night there was a meeting.

4. We shall play a match on Sunday.

5. What is the time by your watch?

6. Friday comes before Saturday.

7. Tuesday comes after Monday.

8. John was sitting under a tree. 

II. Rewrite the second sentence in each pair by using 'of'. Look  at the example first. 

  

(a)    This is a house           ( b) This is its roof             This is the roof of the house

1. This is a tree .

These are its branches.

Ans: These are the branches of the tree.

2. This is a chair.

These are its legs.

Ans: These are the legs of the legs. 

3. This is a bicycle .

This is its handle. 

Ans: This is the handle of the bicycle.

4. This is a lock. 

This is its key.

Ans: This is the lock of the key.

5. This is a school.

This is its gate.

Ans: This is the gate of the school.