Preposition Example:

- What does he know regarding this proposal?

- Considering the quality, the price is not high.
Prepositions:
The word preposition indicates positioning
Following are the specific area to use prepositions.
something before something else.
i. Preposition of Place, Position and Direction (in, at,
And in English grammar- A preposition is a word
on, by, next, to, beside, )
placed or positioned before a noun or a pronoun or
In In the room.
noun equivalent to show the relationship between
At At the window. At the office.
a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. On On the table.
By Sitting by the woman.
Role or function of preposition in a sentence: Above Above the sky.
A preposition sits before a noun or a pronoun to To Go to university.
show noun’s or pronoun’s relationship to another Towards Towards east.
word in the sentence. Preposition helps to construct From Fled from home.
a sentence. Into Jumped into the well.
Example:
- He is looking for papers. ii. Preposition of time
- Rifat lives in Dhaka. At 10
- Place the book on the table. At a.m., at dawn, at noon, at night, at an
- I will go there after breakfast. After early age.
- Look at the sky clearly. Before After 3 O’clock, after his arrival.
- You should stand by him. By Before the 15th July.
During By 4 p.m.
Prepositions are of five different kinds: During five years. During the whole
From
i. Simple Preposition day/summer, during five years.
For
such as in, at, by, of, for, on, over, under, up, to, From 1st January.
In
from, out, about, under, with, etc. For a week/month.
On In June, in 2010, in the
- He goes to school.
Since morning/evening/afternoon.
- Maruf is about seven.
Within On Sunday.
- These people are coming from abroad.
throughou Since he comes.
ii. Double Preposition
t Within three days.
such as into, onto, within, without, from, among,
Throughout the year.
toward, behind, etc.
- He will be back within three days.
iii. Preposition of Reason or Purpose
- We cannot do this job without you.
For the good of the people, died for the
- She is different among the girls.
For country.
iii. Compound or Phrasal or Complex
Form Died from fatigue,
Prepositions are made of two or more words. Such suffering from fever/cold.
Of
as instead of, in front of, in between, out of, in Died of cancer.
Through
behalf of, in place of, except for, throughout, Lost his pen through negligence
With
underneath, on account of, according to, etc. Trembles with fear shivers with fever.
- Rahat is talking in behalf of his team.
- Musfiq is playing in place of Rasel. At/In/On
- They carried on rescue mission in spite of bad To/Into: Used as follows
weather. 1.Destination:I am going to the office.
- Her GPA is 3.50 out of 4.00 2.In the direction of: Turn to the left.
iv. Participial Preposition. 3.Compared with: I prefer tea to coffee.
Present or Past Participles can be used as Until: Used as follows
Prepositions. Such as concerning, regarding, Example: From Saturday to Tuesday, 10
considering, pending, etc. minutes to eight.
In order to: We went to the market to buy some From is used with to or till/until & also used for
groceries. places.
With indirect object Example: The employees work from 9 to 5.
Example:Please give it to me. Where do you come from?
To the inside of In/Within:
Example: He entered into the room. In means maximum time limit, within means the
Change of condition or state period up to which the work will be completed.
Example: Can you translate this Example: I will complete the project in a month.
letter into Assamese? The show will finish within two hours.
He came into power in 2014. Ago/ Before:
On/Onto Ago is used for past events while before is used in
On can be used for both existing position and reference to two events.
movement. Example: The train had left before we reached the
Example: He was sitting on his bag. station.
Snow fell on the hills I went there two days ago.
On can also be used as adverb. Beside/ Besides
Example: Go on. Beside means at the side of and besides means in
Come on. addition to/as well as.
Onto is used to define movement involving change Example: She sat beside me.
of level. He has a scooty besides a bike.
Example: People climbed onto their roofs. Between/among/amongst
For/during: Between is used for two things or persons.
For is used to denote purpose & may also be used Example: The match will be played between India
before period of time. and Australia.
Example: He has been working in this office for last Note: each ,every never used after between.
five years. Among/amongst is used for more than two things.
I rented my house for holidays. Either of them can be used if followed by ‘the’
For can also be used to preposition of direction or Example: He distributed the
destination. packets among/amongst the poor.
Example: He is leaving for America tonight. Among/Amongst+the+Noun(plural)
During: Example: Among the boys
During is used to represent duration of time. There is one difference between them, if followed by
Example: During the strike, many people died. a word beginning with a vowel sound amongst be
Below/Under/Beneath: used and if followed by a word beginning with a
Below and under both used to mean lower in level, consonant sound then among be used.
But under usually denotes physical contact Example: Among them.
and below denotes space between the things. Among you.
Example: He placed the box below the almirah. Amongst us.
He put the book under the pillow. Made of/ Made from
Below and under may used to define junior in rank. When shape of material is not change made of is
Example: He is under me, that means I am superior used.
to him. Example: A house is made of bricks.
Another example: Rainfall has been below average When shape of material is undergone a total
this year. change made from is used.
With/By: Example: Butter is made from milk.
With is used for instruments and By is used for After/Afterwards:
agents. After must be followed by noun, pronoun,or
Example: The snake was killed by him with a stick. gerund .
Since/ For /From Example: After breakfast, he ordered a taxi.
Since is used for point of time and for is used of When we don’t use noun, pronoun or gerund we can
period of time. use afterwards.
Example: It has been raining since morning. Example: Don’t have a meal or run
He has been living here for last 4 years. immediately afterwards.
But/except South Korea attacked North Korea.(correct)
After nobody/none /nothing /nowhere etc. He informed to me yesterday.(Incorrect)
usually but is used. He informed me yesterday.(correct)
Example:Nobody but Shyam knew the way.
Nothing but the best is sold in our shop.
Except is used When the prepositional phrase comes SOME IMPORTANT APPROPRIATE PREPOSITIONS
later in a sentence.
Example: Nobody knew the way except Mukut. Abide by : Student should abide by the rules of their
To/Towards school.
To is used to show movement with the aim of Absorb in : A good student is always absorbed in
specific destination. deep studies.
Example: I am going to USA tomorrow. Absent from : He is absent from the meeting.
Are you going to the party? Admire for : Every one admires him for his Success.
Towards used to movement in a particular direction.
Adhere to : A good student always tries to adhere to
Example: Everyone sitting in the room
turned towards me. his studies.
Across/Through/Into Accountable to : Parents Should make their daughter
Through refers to movement within a space which accountable to them.
can be treated as three-dimensional. Abstain from : We should abstain from evil deeds.
Example: The canal flows through the city center. Addicted to : He was addicted to gambling.
Into refers to the movement from the outside to the
Agree with : I was agree with him.
inside of a three dimensional space.
Agree to : I am agree to your proposal.
Example: We got into the back of the car.
Across/Over/Along Agree on : I am agree with you on this matter.
Across and over are used to talk about movement Angry with : They are angry with us.
from one side of a place to another as two Ambition for : He has no ambition for worldly things.
dimensional direction. Appear in : The news appeared in many news
1.From one side to another papers.
Example: I swam across the river.
Appear to : It appeared to the committee that he
2.Both sides
Example: He threw the luggage across his shoulders. was guilty.
The bridge was built over the river. Appear before : He appeared before the judicial
The preposition along is used to show movements commit.
following a line. Ask for : He does not ask for material gain.
Example:I followed Mr. Jackson along the corridor. Aspire after : He does not aspire after riches.
Preposition omitted Attend on : A nurse attends on her patients.
1. Verbs denoting request, command, invitation and
Attend at : A nurse attends at his work place in time.
advice eg. ask,beg, encourage,order,
recommend, command, remind, request, tell, urge, Attend to : You should attend to your studies.
warn,invitation, can be followed directly Attentive to : He is very attentive to his studies.
by the person addressed without the use of Blind of : He is not blind of his eyes.
preposition ‘to’. Blind to : Parents should never be blind to their
Example: I reminded them that there were no trains children’s fault.
after 10 pm. Bring about : This brings about ruin.
He warned her that the ice was thin.
Clings to : A determined man clings to his work for
2. Some transitive verbs don’t take prepositions with
them. Such commonly used verbs are success.
obey, order, combat, benefit, inform, violate, Concerned in : He was concerned in such a game.
accompany, attack,afford, resemble, resist, Consist in : Peace consists in honesty.
reach etc. Content with : He is contented with what he has.
Example: He ordered for a cup of tea(incorrect) Convinced of : He convinced of my thought.
He ordered a cup of tea.(correct) Divert from : I tried to divert him form that Path.
South Korea attacked on North Korea.(incorrect)
Detrimental to : Addiction is detrimental to health.
Deviate from : He does not deviate from the path of Seek for : They seek for new land.
Islam. Superior to : Mother land is superior to heaven.
Depend on/upon : Success depends on hard work. Sincere in : He is Sincere in his studies.
Desire for : Every one desires for wealth. Take care of : We should take care of our parents.
Divide into : At that time Greece was divided into True to : An honest man is true to his Words.
many cities. Take for : He takes for me as his brother.
Entrapped in to : Bangladesh is entrapped into the Turn into : Turn it into English.
unemployment problem. Want of : He may have want of money.
Fond of : A good student is fond of books. Worthy of : He is worthy of praise for his behavior.
Faith in : He has firm faith in Allah. Victim to : He does not fall a victim to any greed.
Fall a victim to : An honest man does not fall victim
to any greed.
Friendly with : He is friendly with us.
Greed for : Greed for money often brings about
disaster.
Give up : It is his time we gave up bad habits.
Good at : He is quiet good at English.
Habit of : It is high time we gave up the habit of
covetousness.
Hit upon : He hit upon a plan.
Hanker after : Some people hanker after riches.
Impact on : Trees bear a great impact on the climate.
In lieu of : I took ICT in lieu of mathematics.
Interest in : I have no interest in Music.
Indifferent to : A good student is never in different to
his studies.
Lead to : It may lead him to succeed.
Lie in : Success lies in hard work/Happiness lies in
contentment.
Love by : He is loved by all.
Name after : The Olympic games were named after
the town of Olympia.
Popular with : Our English teacher is popular with us.
Prevent from : Nothing can proven him from
working hard.
Provide With : Trees provide men with wood and
other products.
Prejudice against : A religions man has no Prejudice
against any religion.
Proficiency : He has Proficiency in English.
Refer to : It refers to the hatred thing.
Run after : We should not run after money.
Result in : Hard work and security result in ultimate
Success.
Result of : It is result of honesty.
Result from : Misery results from vice.
Set up : The chairman set up a school.