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    Prepositions are important words in English Language.

    to and in are among the ten most frequently used words in English.
    Prepositions can be used to indicate time, place and movement;
    ! time
    in "ummer
    on my birthday
    at sunset

    #! place
    in $edroom
    on my ca%e
    at the beach

    &! movement
    'ump in(to) the sea.
    Put * candles on(to) my ca%e.
    Loo% at the setting sun.
    $elow is the list of some important prepositions.
    about
    above
    across
    after
    against
    along
    among

    around
    at
    before
    behind
    below
    beside
    between

    by
    down
    during
    e+cept
    following
    for
    from

    in , into
    inside
    near
    ne+t
    of
    off
    on , onto

    opposite
    outside
    over
    past
    since
    through
    to

    toward(s)
    under
    until
    up , upon
    with
    within
    without
    English Preposition -ule
    A preposition is followed by a "noun". It is never followed by a verb.
    ING form of the verb is used after a preposition but it is a gerund in this case.
    noun (cat money love!
    proper noun ("ondon #ac$!
    ob.ect pronoun (me you him us them!
    noun group (a small number of people!
    gerund (coo$ing cleaning and washing!
    In the following sentences "to" is followed by a verb but in these sentences "to"
    is not a preposition. It is to infinitive form of the verb.
    %he wants to go home early.
    %he used to read a lot.
    &ou dont have to apologise. It is not your fault.
    'ould you li$e me to do the washing for you(
    /hoose the correct answer.
    . #enny starts wor$ at ) ocloc$ on *ondays
    a) at , in b) on , at
    c) at , to d) at , on
    #. 'here have you been( 'e have been waiting
    for you all day long.
    a) of c) to
    b) for d) by
    &. +an you come up the ladder. &ou are
    going to fall.
    a) up c) down
    b) near d) from
    0. I would li$e to have my tea without sugar.
    I am on a diet.
    a) without c) with
    b) by d) up
    1. ,ubs didnt use to serve drin$s after
    -- ocloc$ when I lived in "ondon.
    a) near , at c) after , at
    b) after , in d) near , in
    *. .ears hibernate during the winter.
    a) around c) between
    b) during d) since
    2. /e loves tal$ing about politics and I hate
    listening to him.
    a) of , for c) at , to
    b) about , with d) about , to
    3. I have lost my friends between the crowd and
    I cant see them anywhere.
    a) around c) among
    b) between d) near
    4. I love driving on the countryside. 0here are so
    many trees along the road.
    a. in , through c. on , along
    b. in , along d. at , through
    5.#enny lives on the top floor 1ust below my
    flat.
    a) at , over c) on , below
    b) on , on d) on , above

    . 2ont lean forward the window. &oull fall.
    a) towards c) forward
    b) against d) to
    #.*usic of the .eatles is well $nown across the
    3niverse.
    a) on c) from
    b) across d) among
    &.It ta$es 456.76 days for the earth to
    orbit around the sun.
    a. over c. around
    b. from d. to
    0. In the old days corpses used to be buried si8
    feet under the ground to avoid the spreading
    of blac$ plague which $illed thousands.
    a. down c. under
    b. in d. below
    1. 0hames 9iver flows in "ondon.
    a. in c. over
    b. through d. across
    *. 'e need trees from cradle to grave.
    a. from , at c. from , in
    b. from , to d. at , to
    2. It has been snowing since midnight that is
    almost for eight hours now.
    a. at , for c. at , since
    b. since , for d. for , since
    3. I would love to have a bungalow around the
    seaside when I retire.
    a. around c. in
    b. by d. off
    4. %tudents dont have a holiday until :ebruary.
    a. up to c. through
    b. until d. near
    #5. 'e will have big energy shortage over the end
    of the ne8t decade.
    a. over c. across
    b. through d. towards
    #. /appiness comes after money.
    a) after c) since
    b) before d) over

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