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Preposition

 PREPOSITIONS

Preposition rules
Preposition Rules


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    A Preposition is a word which generally precedes a noun or pronoun and expresses relation between the noun or pronoun and other words or elements in the sentence
    For Ex-(a) There is a cat on the table
                (b) All the boys are in the room
    Note: sometimes prepositions are placed at the end of a sentence and not before a noun or pronoun
    For Ex- Amit has much to be said about who they talking to?




    Abhorrence of

    Doubt of

    Failure of

    Result of

    Assurance of

    Distrust of

    Observance of

    Want of

    Charge of

    Experience of

    Proof of



    Accused of

    Acquitted of

    Apprehensive of

    Afraid of

    Apprised of

    Assured of

    Aware of

    Bought of

    Bereft of

    Cautious of

    Certain of

    Composed of

    Conscious of

    Characteristic of

    Confident of

    Convinced

    Convetous of

    Deprived of

    Devoid of

    Distrustful of

    Defrauded of

    Desirous of

    Diffident of

    Dullo of

    Easy of

    Envious of

    Fearful of

    Found of

    Greedy of

    Guilty of

    Heedless of

    Ignorant of

    Informed of

    Innocent of

    Irrespective of

    Lame of

    Lavish of

    Negligent of

    Productive of

    Proud of

    Regardless of

    Sanguine of

    Sensible of

    Sick of

    Bereft of of

    Subversive

    Sure of

    Suspicious of

    Tolerant of

    Vain of

    Void of

    Worthy of


    Acquit of

    Beware of

    Boasts of

    Complain of

    Despair of

    Die of

    Disapprove of

    Dispose of

    Divest of

    Dream of

    Heal of

    Judge of



    Affection for

    Ambition for

    Anxity for

    Apology for

    Appetite for

    Aptitude for

    Blame for

    Candidate for

    Capacity for

    Compassion for

    Compensation for

    Contempt for

    Craving for

    Desire for

    Esteem for

    Fitness for

    Foundness for

    Guarantee for

    Leisure for

    Liking for

    Match for

    Motive for

    Need for

    Opportunity for

    Partiality for

    Passion for

    Pity for

    Predilection for

    Pretext for

    Relish for

    Remorse for

    Reputation for


    Anxious for

    Celebrated for

    Conspicuous for

    Customary for

    Designed for

    Destined for

    Eager for

    Eligible for

    Eminent for

    Fit for

    Good for

    Grateful for

    Notorious for

    Penitent for

    Prepared for

    Proper for

    Qualified for 

    Ready for

    Sorry for

    Useful for



    Atone for

    Canvass for

    Care for

    Clamour for

    Feel for

    Hope for

    Mourn for

    Pine for

    Start for

    Stipulate for

    Wish for

    Yearn for



    Comment on

    Decide on

    Deliberate on

    Depend on

    Determine on

    Embark on

    Encroach on

    Impose on

    Insist on

    Resolve on

    Subsist on

    Trample on


    Access to

    Accession to

    Allegiance to

    Alternative to

    Antidote to

    Antipathy to

    Approach to

    Assent to

    Attachment

    Attention to

    Concession to

    Disgrace to

    Dislike to

    Encouragement to

    Enmity to

    Exception to

    Incentive to

    Indifference to

    Invitation to

    Key to

    Leniency to

    Likeness to

    Limit to

    Menace to

    Obedience to

    Objection to

    Postscript to

    Preface to

    Reference to

    Repugnance to

    Resemblance to

    Sequel to

    Submission to

    Sequel to

    Temptation to

    Traitor to


    Abhorrent to

    Acceptable to

    Impertinent to

    Incidental to

    Indifferent to

    Indebted to

    Indulgent to

    Inimical to

    Insensible to

    Injured to

    Irrelevant to

    Favourable to

    Hurtful to

    Immaterial to

    Impervious to

    Indigenous to

    Liable to

    Limited to

    Lost to

    Loval to

    Material to

    Natural to

    Necessary to

    Obedient to

    Obliged to

    Offensive to

    Opposite to

    Painful to

    Partial to

    Peculiar to

    Pertinent to

    Pledged to

    Preferable to

    Prejudicial to

    Profitable to

    Prior to

    Prone to

    Reduced to

    Related to

    Relevant to

    Repugnant to

    Responsible to

    Restricted to

    Sacred to

    Subject to

    Suitable to

    Supplement to

    True to



    Preposition Types
    Preposition Types


    There are four types of prepositions 

    1. Propositions of time: in, on, since, for, it ,from, between, during, after, within, till, until etc

    2. Prepositions of position or place: between, among, amongst, amid, amidst, in, at, on, beside, besides etc

    3. Prepositions of  direction: along, across, against, up, down, to, towards, for, from, at, on etc

    4. Other prepositions :with, without, by, of, off, around, about, besides, except etc

    Uses of some important prepositions

    1.UP- ABOVE- ON- OVER

    (a)Up: As a preposition up is used to talk about a higher position or a movement to a higher position 

    For Ex- He followed his teacher up the stairs

    (b) Above: Above is used to denote a higher position or level 

    For Ex- His marks are above eighty percent

    (c) On: on is used to denote the position of something which is in a position above something else and  is touching it 

    For Ex- The book is on the table 

    Note: on is also used before a day or date 

    For Ex- I will visit him on Monday 

                 India became republic on 26th January 1950 

    If there is an article before a means of transport on is used 

    For Ex- on a bus /train /ship/ cycle

    (d) Over: over is used to denote the position of something which is above ⁶something else and is covering it 

    For Ex- I put my hands over my eyes 

    2.DOWN -BELOW -BENEATH -UNDER: 

    (a)Down: down is used to denote a lower position from a higher one 

    For Ex- She bent down to look under the car 

    (b) Below: below means in a lower position (then) 

    For Ex- My marks are below average 

    (c) Benneth: benneth means directly underneath (something) 

    For Ex- There is a pipeline Benneth the road 

    (c) under: under is used to denote a position of something which is below something else and is often covered by it 

    For Ex- Doctor put the thermometer under my tongue 

    3.BETWEEN -AMONG -AMONGST

    (a)Between: between is used to denote the space between two separate places, people or objects 

    For Ex- My car is parked between a bus and a truck 

    (b)Among: among means in the middle of a number of (more than two) things 

    For Ex- He could not find even a single familiar face among the crowd 

    (c)Amongst: among and amongst means the same. Thought they are bit different in usage 

    For Ex- The sweets which  udit had bought were distributed among the poor children

    Amongst is used before a vowel sound, while among is used before a consonant sound 

    For Ex- among them 

                 amongst US

    4.BESIDE- BESIDES- EXCEPT 

    (a)Beside: beside means 'next to' 

    For Ex- Go and sit beside her 

    (b)Besides: besides means 'in addition to'

    For Ex- They have a lots of things in common besides their professions 

    (c)Except: except is used before a noun about which the statement is not true 

    except means 'apart from'

    For Ex-Everyone had attendant the class except Rohit 

    5.FOR AND SINCE 

    (a)For: for is used to denote period of time 

    For Ex- I have been sleeping for four hours

    for is also used to denote 'purpose' 

    For Ex- These seats are reserved for ladies only 

    (b)Since:since is used to denote a point of time 

    For Ex- I have been sleeping since 4:00 p.m. 

    since is also used to denote 'reason' 

    For Ex- since I was injured, I did not play the match 

    6.ACROSS AND THROUGH:

    (a)Across: across means from one side to the other of something with clear boundaries 

    For Ex- Across a road 

                 Across a bridge 

    (b) Through: through is used to indicate the movement from one and to the other 

    For Ex- They ran swiftly through the Woods

    7.ON- UPON- ONTO

    (a)On: on is used to denote the position of something which is in a position above something and is touching it 

    For Ex- My pen is on the bed 

    Note: on denotes 'position' 

    (b)Upon: upon is used to denote on is a more formal term, specially in abstract sense 

    For Ex- It was based upon two principles 

    (c)Onto: onto is used to indicate movement into or on a particular place 

    For Ex- she slipped as she stepped on to the floor 

    Note: upon and onto are used to denote motion 

    For Ex- The cat jumped upon the platform

                 They climbed onto the Sumit

    8.IN -INTO -WITHIN 

    (a)In: in is used to denote the position of something which is surrounded or closed off by something 

    For Ex- Neelam is in the room 

    (b)Into: into is used to denote movement inside or middle of something 

    For Ex- Get into the bed 

    (c)Within: within is used to denote time or position which is inside the range or limits of a particular period of time or distance 

    For Ex- I will complete this work within two hours 

                My house is within a mile of the station 

    9.BY AND WITH 

    (a)By: by is used to indicate the person or thing which does something 

    For Ex- I was cheated by him 

    Note: by is also used before mode of transportation when it comes with words like 'go, come, arrive 'etc 

    For Ex- I go to school by bus 

    (b)With: with is used before something which has been used as means or equipment to do something 

    For Ex- Rajesh shot the tiger with a rifle

    10.BEFORE AND IN FRONT OF 

    (a)Before: before is used for a period of time which is earlier than the thing/ time mentioned 

    For Ex- She came before me 

    (b)in front of: infront of means directly head of (something) 

    For Ex- Do not stand in front of me 

    11.AT AND IN 

    (a)At: at is used to denote and exact position or particular place (or time)

    For Ex- I am at my home 

                The school starts at 8:30 a.m. 

    (b)In: in is used when we want to describe a part or a period of time 

    For Ex- I am going to Mumbai in July 

                 I was born in 1993 

    12.TO AND TOWARDS

    (a)To: to is used to denote destination

    For Ex- I am going to America 

                She is going to temple 

    (b)Towards: towards means in the direction of 

    For Ex- Isha is going towards the college 

    Rajiv is going towards the temple 

    Note: in the above example, college and temple need not to be the destination of Isha and Rajiv 

    13.INSPITE OF AND DESPITE

    (a)Inspite of: inspite of means without being affected by the particular factor mentioned 

    For Ex- Inspite of being late, he was allowed to enter the class 

    (b)Despite: despite and inspite of mean the same. Never use the preposition of with despite 

    For Ex- despite being late, he was allowed to enter the class 

    14.SINCE AND FROM

    (a)Since: since is used to denote a point of time in the past 

    For Ex- I had been talking to him since December 

                 She has been teaching in this school since January 

    (b) From: from is used to denote a point of time/distance at which something starts and then continues 

    For Ex- The price of milk will rise by 10 rupees from Monday

    The school remains open from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

    Note: The point of time denote by from can be in fast as well as in future 

    For Ex- I will start going to school from next Monday 

    Note: from is also used to show separation 

    For Ex- The boy fell from the terrace

    15.OF AND OFF

    (a)Of: of is used to denote relation 

    For Ex-Sanya is a friend of mine 

    The leg of this table is broken 

    (b)Off: off is used to denote separation 

    For Ex- She fell of the bed 

                 Anish took his jacket off

    16.DURING AND FOR 

    (a)During: during is used to express the period of time in which something happiness 

    For Ex- I was in Delhi during the winter 

                 I went to Shimla during my vacation 

    (b)For: for  expresses how long something lasts

    For Ex- They were and leave for two weeks

                 I was in Delhi for 3 months

    Appropriate prepositions with different path of speech

    Nouns followed by prepositions'of'

    Adjectives followed by preposition 'of'

    Verbs following by preposition 

    'of'

    Nouns followed by preposition 'for'

    Adjective following Preposition 'for'

    Verb followed by preposition 'for'

    Verbs followed by preposition 'on'

    Nouns followed by prepositions 'to'

    Adjectives followed by prepositions 'to'

    Verbs followed by prepositions 'to'


    Accede to

    Adapt to

    Adhere to

    Allot to

    Allude to

    Apologize to

    Appoint to

    Ascribe to

    Aspire to

    Assent to

    Attain to

    Attend to

    Attribute to

    Belong to

    Conduce to

    Conform to

    Consent to

    Listen to

    Lead to

    Listen to

    Object to

    Occur to

    Prefer to

    Revert to

    Succumb to

    Surrender to

    Testify to

    Yield to


    Adjectives followed by prepositions 'in'



    Absorbed in

    Abstemious in

    Accomplished in

    Accurate in

    Assiduous in

    Backward in

    Bigoted in

    Correct in

    Defective in

    Deficient in

    Experienced in

    Deligent in

    Enveloped in

    Fertile in

    Foiled in

    Honest in

    Implicated in

    Intrested in

    Involved in

    Lax in

    Proficnet in

    Remiss in

    Temperate in

    Versed in


    Verbs followed by prepositions 'in'



    Acquiesce in

    Dabble in

    Delight in

    Employ in

    Enlist in

    Excel in

    Fall in

    Persist in

    Involve in

    Increase in

    Indulge in

    Persevere in


    Nouns followed by prepositions 'with'



    Acquaintance with

    Alliance with

    Bargain with

    Compromise with

    Enmity with

    Intercourse with

    Intimacy with

    Relations with


    Adjectives followed by prepositions 'with'



    Acquainted with

    Afficted with

    Beset with

    Busy with

    Compatible with

    Complaint with

    Consistent with

    Contemporary with

    Contended with

    Contrasted with

    Conversant with

    Convulsed with

    Delighted with

    Deluged with

    Disgusted with

    Drenched with

    Endowed with

    Fatigued with

    Fired with

    Gifted with

    Infaturated with

    Inflected with

    Infested with

    Inspired with

    Invested with

    Overcome with

    Popular with

    Replete with


    Verb followed by prepositions 'with'



    Associate with

    Bear with

    Clash with

    Coincinde with

    Comply with

    Condone with

    Condole with

    Cope with

    Correspond with

    Credit with

    Deluge with

    Disagree with

    Dispense with

    Fill with

    Grapple with

    Expostulate with

    Intrigue with

    Meddle with

    Part with

    Quarrel with

    Remonstrate with

    Side with

    Sympathisize with

    Vie with


    Verb followed by prepositions 'from'



    Abstain from

    Alight from

    Cease from

    Debar from

    Derogate from

    Desist from

    Detract from

    Deviate from

    Differ from

    Digress from

    Dissent from

    Elicit from

    Emerge from

    Escape from

    Exclude from

    Preserve from

    Prevent from

    Prohibit from

    Recoil from

    Refrain from


    Nouns followed by prepositions 'from'



    Respite from

    Inference from

    Abstinence from

    Cessation from

    Deliverance from

    Descent from

    Digression from

    Escape from


    We now present a list of some Nouns and appropriate Prepositions


    A List of Nouns and Appropriate Prepositions

    1. Abstinence from wine

    2. Ability for or in some work

    3. Abundance of wealth

    4. Accession to The throne

    5. Access to person or place

    6. Accomplice with a person in a crime

    7. Accusation of forgery

    8. In accordance with some rule

    9. Affinity with something

    10. Adherence to a rule

    11. Affection for somebody

    12. Affinity between two things

    13. Aliens with a person or state

    14. Allusion to something

    15. Alternative to a method/ something

    16. Analogy of one thing with another

    17. Analogy between things

    18. Animosity against somebody

    19. Antidote against infection

    20. Antidote to some poison

    21. Apprehension of danger

    22. Approach to anything

    23. Arrival in a country

    24. Arrival at a place

    25. Assault on a person or thing

    26. Attack on a country

    27. Attraction to or towards a thing

    28. Authority over a person

    29. Authority on a subject

    30. Aversion to a person or thing

    31. Candidate for a post

    32. Care for somebody's safety

    33. Care for his health

    34. Charge of murder

    35. Charge with theft

    36. Claim on or against somebody

    37. Claim to property

    38. Compact with a person

    39. Comment on something

    40. Comparison of somebody with somebody

    41. Compassion for somebody

    42. Competition with somebody

    43. Competition for something

    44. Complicity in a crime

    45. Compliance with a request

    46. Contamination to death

    47. Confidence in somebody

    48. Conformity with anyone's views

    49. Conformity to rule

    50. Compensation for a loss

    51. Connection with a person or thing

    52. Connivance at anyone's fault

    53. Consciousness of guilt

    54. Consideration for somebody

    55. Contact with somebody/something

    56. Contempt for a person or thing

    57. A contract with a person

    58. Controversy on or about something

    59. Contribution to a fund

    60. Contribution towards some project

    61. Conversation with somebody

    62. Decision on some case

    63. Decision of some dispute

    64. Decline of an Empire

    65. Decline in moral/ price

    66. Degradation from rank

    67. Delight in music /in something

    68. Descent from ancestors

    69. Desire for wealth

    70. Disgust at meanness

    71. Dislike to a person or thing

    72. Distaste for mathematics/ something

    73. Doubt of or about a thing

    74. Duty to a person

    75. Engagement with somebody

    76. Entrance into a place

    77. Enmity with somebody

    78. Esteem for somebody

    79. Exemption to a rule

    80. Excuse for a mistake

    81. Failure of electricity

    82. Failure of somebody in something

    83. Faith in somebody or something

    84. Familiarity with a person or thing

    85. Freedom from care

    86. Freedom of action

    87. Glance at a person or thing

    88. Glance over a wide surface

    89. Gratitude for acting

    90. Gratitude to a person

    91. Grief at an event

    92. Grief for a person

    93. Guess at the truth/ something

    94. Harmony with anything

    95. Hatred of or for somebody

    96. Hatred of a thing

    97. Heir to some property

    98. Heir of somebody

    99. Hint at some reward

    100. Hope for better a luck

    101. Identity with somebody /something

    102. Immersion into water

    103. Implication in this crime

    104. Implication on someone

    105. Imputation against somebody

    106. Incentive to a worker

    107. Inclination for sports or something

    108. Indifference to help others

    109. Indulgence to a beautiful women

    110. Influence over or with somebody

    111. Influence on decision of wife

    112. Inquiry into circumstances /a case

    113. Insight into something somebody's character

    114. Intercession with a superior

    115. Intercession for a friend

    116. Jurisdiction in a lawsuit

    117. Justification of or for crime

    118. Key to understanding of the problem

    119. Liability to an illness

    120. Libel against his character

    121. Liking for non vegetarian /something

    122. Longing for luxury/ something

    123. Just for life/ something

    124. Malice against an enemy

    125. Neglect of duty

    126. Neglect of doing a thing

    127. Nomination of a member

    128. Nomination to a position

    129. Opportunity for going abroad/ doing something

    130. Partnership in a thing

    131. Power over a person

    132. Precaution against infection

    133. Preface to a book

    134. Preference for something

    135. Preparation for examination/ something

    136. Proof against somebody

    137. Proof of guilt

    138. Qualification for a post

    139. Quarrel with somebody/ something

    140. Readingness in responding

    141. Readingness for journey

    142. Reference to a person or thing

    143. In regard to that matter

    144. Regard for a person

    145. Relation between two things

    146. Relation with somebody

    147. Remonstrance against somebody's conduct

    148. Remonstrance with somebody

    149. Reply to a query/ a person

    150. Request for a thing

    151. Resemblance to a person or thing

    152. In respect of some quality

    153. Rival in something

    154. Search for a after wealth

    155. In search of Wealth/ a job etc

    156. Share in the property/ something

    157. Share with somebody

    158. Sin against God/ mankind /humanity

    159. Sympathy with or for somebody

    160. Temptation to evil

    161. Temptation in diet

    162. Trespass against the law

    163. Warrant for somebody's arrest

    164. With a view to

    165. Wonder at his behaviour /something


    SOME VERBS AND APPROPRIATE PREPOSITIONS


    1. Abound in or with something

    2. Accrue to somebody

    3. Accuse somebody of chef

    4. A quite a person of all charges/ all complicity

    5. Accrue from something

    6. Aquit a person in a crime

    7. Adopt to a new surrounding

    8. And here to a plan/ a rule/ a principle

    9. Agree to a proposal

    10. Agree on some matter

    11. Aim at a target

    12. Alight from a bus/ a train etc

    13. Allude to a fact

    14. Answer to a description

    15. Answer for misconduct/ something

    16. Apologise to somebody

    17. Apologise for something

    18. Appeal to the judge/ something

    19. Appeal against a sentence

    20. Appeal for mercy/ something

    21. Apply to a person

    22. Apply for some post/ something

    23. Appoint to a post

    24. Argue with a person for or against a point

    25. Arrive at a conclusion

    26. Arrive at station/ a place

    27. Arrive in a country

    28. Ask for assistance

    29. Ask of or from somebody

    30. Associate with a group

    31. Blame a person for something

    32. Blush at one's own mistake

    33. Blush for somebody who is at fault

    34. Border on a place

    35. Borrow of or from a friend /somebody

    36. Break the news of somebody's death

    37. Break through restraint restraint

    38. Break ill news to a friend/ to somebody

    39. Break with somebody

    40. Bring a thing to light

    41. Bring a thing under notice

    42. Burst upon a country

    43. Burst into laughter

    44. Burst into tears

    45. Call on a person

    46. Call for something

    47. Call something in

    48. Canvass for vote

    49. Care for to a person or thing

    50. Care about something

    51. Challenge a man to combat/fight

    52. Charge a man with a crime

    53. Charge payment to a person

    54. Coincide with one's opinion

    55. Come about (happen)

    56. Come across (to meet suddenly)

    57. Come after somebody (fallow)

    58. Come into fashion

    59. Come by something (obtain by effort)

    60. Come of a rich family

    61. Communicate a thing to somebody

    62. Communicate with somebody

    63. Compare somebody with somebody

    64. Compare something with something (similar)

    65. Compare to (dissimilar things)

    66. Compare for loss 

    67. Complete with somebody for a price something

    68. Complain to somebody

    69. Complain against somebody

    70. Complain of/ about something

    71. Conceal facts from somebody

    72. Concede to some demand

    73. Concur with a person

    74. Concur in an opinion

    75. Condemn a person to death

    76. Cure a man of a disease

    77. Consult with (discuss with) one's friends

    78. Converse with a person about a thing

    79. Conform to a norm

    80. Conform with one's opinion

    81. Correspond with a person (wright)

    82. Correspond to something (agree)

    83. Cope with situation

    84. Congratulate somebody on his success

    85. Contribute to a fund




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