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ENGLISH VOCAB.( PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES)
- ACCOMPLISH IN
Meaning: Possessed of good qualities
Example : Mukesh is accomplished in art of painting.
- Acquainted with
Meaning: Familiar, known
Example : Rohit is acquainted with Ramesh.
- Angry with a person
Example : Ram is angry with his brother.
- Angry at Once Behaviour
Meaning: Possessed of good qualities
Example : The teacher was angry at his student’s behaviours.
- Abide by
Example : We should abide by the advice of our teacher.
- Agree with
Example : I do not agree with my friends in this matter.
- Agree to
Example : We agree to your proposal.
- Anxious for
Meaning : I am anxious for the prize.
- Anxious about
Example : he was anxious about my health.
- Accompanied by
Example : He was accompanied by his friend
- Accompanied with
Example : The fever was accompanied with cough.
- Hanker from
Example : He was hindered from doing this work.
- Part with
Example : I don’t want to part with this book.
- Part from
Example : I parted from my friend at the station.
- Preventive of
Example This medicine is a good preventive of cancer.
How to use Preposition in English Grammar
Prepositions are words which show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun object and some other words in the sentence. They are always followed by nouns or pronouns. They are called “the biggest little words” in English because they have very important functions.
Three Groups of Prepositions:
- Prepositions of place, position and direction.
b. Prepositions of time.
c. Prepositions for other relationships.
SOME COMMON PREPOSITIONS | ||||
PLACE | POSITION | DIRECTION | TIME | OTHER |
above across along among at away from behind below beside between |
beyond by down from in in front of inside into near off |
on opposite out (of) outside over around through to towards under up |
after before at by for during from in |
except as like about with without by for |
Rule: è
They are always followed by a “noun”, never followed by a verb.
By “noun” we include:
à Noun (dog, money, love)
à Proper Noun (name) (London, Mary)
à Pronoun (you,him,us)
à Noun Group (my first car)
à Gerund (swimming)
If we want to follow with a verb, we must use the “-ing” form which is really a gerund or verb in noun form. è
Subject + Verb | Preposition | “noun” |
The pen is | on | the table. |
He lives | in | England. |
Henry is looking | for | you. |
The newspaper is | under | your green book. |
Pascal is used | to | English people. |
She isn’t used | to | working. |
We ate | before | coming. |
Prepositions of Time / Place at, in, on à
à At for a PRECISE TIME
à In for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
à On for DAYS and Dates
At | In | On |
At 4:30 pm | in March | on Monday |
At 3 o’clock | In Winter | On 6 March |
At noon | In the summer | On 22 Dec.2012 |
At dinnertime | In 1990 | On Christmas Day |
At bedtime | In the next century | On your birthday |
At the moment | In the future | On New Year’s Eve |
Notice that use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions è
àIn the morning /On Monday morning
àIn the mornings / On Sunday mornings
àIn the afternoon(s) / On Sunday afternoons
àIn the evening(s) / On Friday evenings
Note : When we say next, last, this, every we do not use at,in,on.
àI went to New York last June (not in last June)
àShe is coming back next Monday. (not on next Monday)
àI go home every Easter . (not at every Easter)
àWe’ll call you this afternoon. (not in this afternoon)
Place: at, in, on
In General:
à At for a POINT (dog, money, love)
àIn for an ENCLOSED SPACE
àOn for a SURFACE
At | In | On |
At the bus stop | In London | On the wall |
At the corner | In the garden | On the ceiling |
At the entrance | In a box | On the floor |
At the crossroads | In a building | On the carpet |
At the top of the page | In a car | On a page |
Some other common uses of at / on / in
At | In | On |
At home | In a car | On a bus |
At work | In a taxi | On a train |
At school | In a helicopter | On a plane |
At university | In an elevator | On a bicycle |
At the top | In the sky | On the radio |
At the bottom | In the street | On the left |
At the side | In a row | On a horse |
At reception | In a boat | On a boat |
Note : Notice how we can use on a boat or in a boat depending on the type and the size of the particular boat/ship.
More Prepositions
Prepositions | use | Example |
during | while in | during the film,during the war, during my stay |
for | for two days, for an hour | |
from / to | from Saturday to Monday, from 5 to 9 | |
between | the time period from one to another | between 1986 and 2012, between Saturday and Monday |
until/till | before a certain time | until/till Sunday,5 o’clock |
by | at the least | by Tuesday, by next month, by tomorrow |
to | movement towards | to school, to work, to the station |
into | movement towards inside something | into the cinema, into the car |
out of | to leave a place/a thing | out of the cinema,out of the car |
by | near/next to/beside | LINK stand by me, by the lake |
through | through the tunnel, through the room | |
across | opposite ends | across the river, across the street |
against | against the wall, against the door | |
into | movement towards inside something | into the cinema, into the car |
Answers :
1. d
2. b
3. d
4. b
5. d
6. c
7. d
8. a
9. c
10. a
11. b; Replace “since” with “for”.
12. c; Replace “on” with “at”.
13. a; Omit “of”
14. c; Replace “than” with “to”
15. c; Replace “with” with “to”
16. e; No error.
17. d; Replace “over” with “above”
18. b; Replace “of” with “for”
19. c; Replace “for” with “at”
20. c; Replace “run out” with “run over”
The usage of some preposition with some words is fixed. Some of them are given below. Have a look. Hope you all like the post.
Accustomed of
- He was accustomed of working hard in his youth. (used to)
Accused of
- The man accused of stealing was sent to jail. (blamed of)
Acquainted with
- Please introduce him to me if you are acquainted with him. (know)
Afraid of
- Don’t get afraid of that dog. It won’t bite. (fear from)
Agree to (idea)
- The president agreed to the resolution and passed it. (accept)
Agree with (person)
- If you agree with me please support me. (have same opinion)
According to
- He was acquitted as he was innocent according to the jury. (in the opinion of)
Adapted to
- Man easily gets adapted to new environments. (change)
Along with
- The Prime Minister along with his retinue entered the hall. (together with)
Associated with
- He had long been associated with the organization before he retired. (worked with)
Averse to
- Initially people are averse to accepting their weakness, but with the passage of time they start realizing and correcting themselves. (unwilling to)
Believe in (faith)
- I believe in God. (have faith in)
Belong to
- As this country belongs to us, we belong to this country. (have a right over)
Clever at
- She is clever at painting and playing mu sic, but I am at mu sic. (skilled at)
Congratulate on
- I congratulated her on her great success. (greeted)
Cure for
- As man conquers a disease and find a cure for it, another pops up. (remedy for)
Depend on
- High rate of employment depends on growth of economy. (is related with)
Derived from
- Many English words are derived from Greek and Latin. (came/originate from)
Details of
- This new book contains de tails of her extensive journey. (description of)
Different from
- Village life is quite different from city life. (not same)
Divide into
- The property was divided into two parts and given to the two sons. (break into)
Dream of
- The henpeck husband could never dream of op pos ing his wife. (think of) Frightened of Those frightened of obstacles never proceed ahead for success. (having fear of)
Famous for
- The city of Benaras is famous for its teeming ghats. (known for)
Good at
- He is quite good at convincing people in his favour. (skilled at)
Ignorant of
- Being ignorant of the consequences, thenaives easily fall into bad habits. (not knowing)
Increase in
- There has been a tremendous increase in the multi-nationals in our country. (rise in)
Insist on
- The shopkeeper could not deny when she insisted on paying later. (said forcefully)
Interested in
- Work hard if you are interested in your progress. (want to)
Lack of
- Lack of money brings poverty and lack of knowledge ignorance. (devoid of, not having)
Fond of
- The mother was very fond of her youngest child. (loved/liked very much)
Aim at
- The shooter aimed at the tar get and shot accurately. (fix at the tar get)
Laugh at
- Don’t laugh at those who are deprived of God’s blessings. (ridicule, make fun of)
Listen to
- Hello! Please listen to me. (lend your ear, heed, pay attention to)
Look at
- What are you looking at? (see)
Look after
- The nurse looked after the child better than the mother. (to take care of, to rear)
Look for
- Have you lost anything? What are you looking for under the table. (to search for)
Look into
- I have requested the police commissioner to look into the matter of increasing crime in our locality. (investigate, to probe, examine)
A Preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show in that relation the person or Having denoted by the noun stands to something else.
Some–times it is used after the word it goners.
(a) Here is the boy (Whom) you spoke of.
(b) What are you looking at
(c) When the object is the relative pronoun ‘that’ the preposition is always placed at the end:
as This is the book that were looking far.
(d) When the object is a relative pronoun or and interrogative preposition is used at the end.
Sometimes a word takes a certain preposition after it in one context and a different preposition in another context. Some such words are given as under:
1.
Abide by a thing.
Abide with a person.
2.
Accuse of crime.
Accused by a person.
3.
Apply to a person
Apply for a thing.
4.
Appeal to a person.
Appeal against a thing.
5.
Angry with a person.
Angry at a thing.
6.
Annoyed at a thing.
Annoyed with a person.
7.
Apologize to a person.
Apologize for a thing.
8.
Accomplice with a person.
Accomplice in some crime.
9.
Agree with a person.
Agree to proposal.
10.
Attend to a thing.
Attend upon a person.
11.
Award for a thing.
Award to a person.
12.
Account for a thing.
Account to a person.
13.
Affiliated to a university.
Affiliated with a party.
14.
Burns into tears/ rage.
Burns upon a country.
15.
Feed on grass.
Feed a cow with grass.
16.
Accommodate oneself to circumstance.
Accommodate a person with lodging or loan.
17.
Ambitious for a thing.
Ambitious of getting fame.
18.
Disgusted at a thing.
Disgusted with a person.
19.
Displeased with a person.
Displeased at a thing.
20.
Die of disease.
Die for country.
21.
Differ from a thing.
Differ with a person.
22.
Enquire of a person.
Enquire into a matter.
23.
Eager for fame.
Eager in the pursuit of knowledge.
24.
Furnish a thing to a person.
Furnish a person with a thing.
25.
Familiar with a thing.
Familiar with a thing.
26.
Good at something.
Good for nothing.
27.
Grateful to a person.
Grateful for a thing.
28.
Involve in a thing.
Involve with a person.
29.
Join with a person.
Join to a thing.
30.
Live on food
Live with a person.