Preposition

 PREPOSITIONS

Preposition Rules

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1. 1. Propositions of time: in, on, since, for, it ,from, between, during, after, within, till, until etc
2. 2. Prepositions of position or place: between, among, amongst, amid, amidst, in, at, on, beside, besides etc
3. 3. Prepositions of  direction: along, across, against, up, down, to, towards, for, from, at, on etc
4. 4. Other prepositions :with, without, by, of, off, around, about, besides, except etc
5. Uses of some important prepositions
6. Verbs followed by prepositions 'to'
7. Adjectives followed by prepositions 'in'
8. Verbs followed by prepositions 'in'
9. Nouns followed by prepositions 'with'
10. Adjectives followed by prepositions 'with'
11. Verb followed by prepositions 'with'
12. Verb followed by prepositions 'from'
13. Nouns followed by prepositions 'from'
14. A List of Nouns and Appropriate Prepositions
15. SOME VERBS AND APPROPRIATE PREPOSITIONS

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	Also read :PAST TENSE 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

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 

Also read :FUTURE TENSE

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	Also read :PRESENT TENSE, Present Indefinite tense 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. Also read :CONJUNCTION

    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