Mistakes with prepositions
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⬜️ Prepositions are small words but they are important ones. Some common mistakes in the use of prepositions are given here.
🔹Incorrect: Who is the girl you were speaking with?
🔸Correct: Who is the girl you were speaking to?
🔹Incorrect: This is the house I was born on.
🔸Correct: This is the house I was born in.
🔹Incorrect: What are you looking in?
🔸Correct: What are you looking at?
🟧 To look at something is to gaze in a specified direction.
🔹Incorrect: The manager has promised to look at the matter.
🔸Correct: To manager has promised to look into the matter.
🟪 To look into something is to investigate it.
🔹Incorrect: It has been raining from Monday.
🔸Correct: It has been raining since Monday.
🟦 Use from to show the starting point only when the end point is also mentioned. In other cases, use since.
🔹Incorrect: I have been waiting from two hours.
🔸Correct: I have been waiting for two hours.
🟨 Use for to indicate duration.
🔹Incorrect: I will be attending the classes regularly since Monday.
🔸Correct: I will be attending the classes regularly from Monday.
🔹Incorrect: Divide the food between the children.
🔸Correct: Divide the food among the children.
🟩 Between is used when only two parties are involved. Among is used when more than two parties are involved.
🔹Incorrect: We went to school by foot.
🔸Correct: We went to school on foot.
🟥 Use ‘on’ with foot.
🔹Incorrect: He doesn’t know how to ride on a bicycle.
🔸Correct: He doesn’t know how to ride a bicycle.
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⬜️ Prepositions are small words but they are important ones. Some common mistakes in the use of prepositions are given here.
🔹Incorrect: Who is the girl you were speaking with?
🔸Correct: Who is the girl you were speaking to?
🔹Incorrect: This is the house I was born on.
🔸Correct: This is the house I was born in.
🔹Incorrect: What are you looking in?
🔸Correct: What are you looking at?
🟧 To look at something is to gaze in a specified direction.
🔹Incorrect: The manager has promised to look at the matter.
🔸Correct: To manager has promised to look into the matter.
🟪 To look into something is to investigate it.
🔹Incorrect: It has been raining from Monday.
🔸Correct: It has been raining since Monday.
🟦 Use from to show the starting point only when the end point is also mentioned. In other cases, use since.
🔹Incorrect: I have been waiting from two hours.
🔸Correct: I have been waiting for two hours.
🟨 Use for to indicate duration.
🔹Incorrect: I will be attending the classes regularly since Monday.
🔸Correct: I will be attending the classes regularly from Monday.
🔹Incorrect: Divide the food between the children.
🔸Correct: Divide the food among the children.
🟩 Between is used when only two parties are involved. Among is used when more than two parties are involved.
🔹Incorrect: We went to school by foot.
🔸Correct: We went to school on foot.
🟥 Use ‘on’ with foot.
🔹Incorrect: He doesn’t know how to ride on a bicycle.
🔸Correct: He doesn’t know how to ride a bicycle.
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Against as a preposition
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☘️Against is a preposition. When you do something against somebody or something, you oppose them or it.
🔹Human rights organizations have been campaigning against the death penalty.
🔹Are you against internet censorship?
🔸When you play against somebody, you try to defeat them.
🔹Argentina lost the World Cup final match against Germany.
🔹We must fight against the anti-social elements that lead our kids astray.
☘️Count against
🔸If something counts against you, it causes you to have a disadvantage.
🔹She is 45, so her age may count against her.
🔸If someone turns against you, they become unfriendly towards you.
🔹No one thought that he would turn against his own brother.
🔹When you lean against a wall, you touch it.
🔸If there is a law against something it is illegal.
🔹The country does have some legislation against child labor.
🔸If you swim against the current, you move in the opposite direction.
🔹They were sailing against a strong wind.
☘️As against
🔹Why is there a preference for boys as against girls in many Asian countries?
🔸Here is a list of idiomatic expressions using the word against.
☘️Against the law
🔸If something is against the law, it is not allowed by the law.
🔹It is against the law to smoke in public places.
☘️Against your will
🔸If you do something against your will, you do it, although you do not want to do it.
🔹Maya married her father’s friend against her will.
🔹No one should be forced to leave their home against their will.
☘️Against someone’s wishes/advice
🔸If someone does something against your wishes, they do it although you do not want them to do it.
🔹She married her boyfriend against her father’s wishes.
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☘️Against is a preposition. When you do something against somebody or something, you oppose them or it.
🔹Human rights organizations have been campaigning against the death penalty.
🔹Are you against internet censorship?
🔸When you play against somebody, you try to defeat them.
🔹Argentina lost the World Cup final match against Germany.
🔹We must fight against the anti-social elements that lead our kids astray.
☘️Count against
🔸If something counts against you, it causes you to have a disadvantage.
🔹She is 45, so her age may count against her.
🔸If someone turns against you, they become unfriendly towards you.
🔹No one thought that he would turn against his own brother.
🔹When you lean against a wall, you touch it.
🔸If there is a law against something it is illegal.
🔹The country does have some legislation against child labor.
🔸If you swim against the current, you move in the opposite direction.
🔹They were sailing against a strong wind.
☘️As against
🔹Why is there a preference for boys as against girls in many Asian countries?
🔸Here is a list of idiomatic expressions using the word against.
☘️Against the law
🔸If something is against the law, it is not allowed by the law.
🔹It is against the law to smoke in public places.
☘️Against your will
🔸If you do something against your will, you do it, although you do not want to do it.
🔹Maya married her father’s friend against her will.
🔹No one should be forced to leave their home against their will.
☘️Against someone’s wishes/advice
🔸If someone does something against your wishes, they do it although you do not want them to do it.
🔹She married her boyfriend against her father’s wishes.
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Prepositions exercise
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Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
1. I think we should apologize …………………….. him.
a) To
b) At
c) For
2. Do you believe …………………….. life after death?
a) In
b) At
c) On
3. When did you arrive …………………….. France?
a) In
b) On
c) To
4. Those books belong …………………….. the top shelf.
a) In
b) On
c) Both answers are correct
5. When did your interest …………………….. philosophy begin?
a) In
b) At
c) On
6. We had a long discussion …………………….. politics.
a) About
b) At
c) For
7. We might go camping – it depends …………………….. the weather.
a) On
b) With
c) From
8. My father never showed if he was disappointed …………………….. me.
a) At
b) With
c) About
9. People have always been very kind …………………….. me.
a) To
b) With
c) For
10. Could you explain this rule …………………….. me?
a) To
b) With
c) At
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🟢 Answers 🟢
1. I think we should apologize to him.
2. Do you believe in life after death?
3. When did you arrive in France?
4. Those books belong in/on the top shelf.
5. When did your interest in philosophy begin?
6. We had a long discussion about politics.
7. We might go camping – it depends on the weather.
8. My father never showed if he was disappointed with me.
9. People have always been very kind to me.
10. Could you explain this rule to me?
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Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
1. I think we should apologize …………………….. him.
a) To
b) At
c) For
2. Do you believe …………………….. life after death?
a) In
b) At
c) On
3. When did you arrive …………………….. France?
a) In
b) On
c) To
4. Those books belong …………………….. the top shelf.
a) In
b) On
c) Both answers are correct
5. When did your interest …………………….. philosophy begin?
a) In
b) At
c) On
6. We had a long discussion …………………….. politics.
a) About
b) At
c) For
7. We might go camping – it depends …………………….. the weather.
a) On
b) With
c) From
8. My father never showed if he was disappointed …………………….. me.
a) At
b) With
c) About
9. People have always been very kind …………………….. me.
a) To
b) With
c) For
10. Could you explain this rule …………………….. me?
a) To
b) With
c) At
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🟢 Answers 🟢
1. I think we should apologize to him.
2. Do you believe in life after death?
3. When did you arrive in France?
4. Those books belong in/on the top shelf.
5. When did your interest in philosophy begin?
6. We had a long discussion about politics.
7. We might go camping – it depends on the weather.
8. My father never showed if he was disappointed with me.
9. People have always been very kind to me.
10. Could you explain this rule to me?
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Use of 'Along'
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🔖The word along can be used as a preposition or an adverb. When it is used as a preposition, it is followed by a noun.
🔹We walked along the road.
🔖When along is used as an adverb, it is not followed by a noun.
🔹She brought her children along.
🔖Along is used to talk about movement on or beside a line.
🔹She hurried along the road towards us.
🔖Along is used with nouns like road, river, line etc: words that refer to things with a long thin shape.
🔹They were sailing along the western coast of India.
🔹There are several shops along the street.
🔖Along can also be used to refer to a place on or beside a river or road.
🔹Gunshots were heard from somewhere along the road.
🔖Along can also mean ‘come to the place where somebody is’ or ‘go to the place where something is happening’.
🔹Finally a truck came along, and we all jumped in.
🔹Can I bring my daughter along?
🔹Don’t forget to take your books along with you.
🔖Along can also mean ‘arrive’ in a few structures.
🔹The manager will be along in a few minutes. (= The manager will arrive in a few minutes.)
🔖Come along can mean ‘come with me.’
🔖Along and through
To talk about periods or activities, we use through.
🔹The children were sleeping all through the journey. (NOT The children were sleeping all along the journey.)
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🔖The word along can be used as a preposition or an adverb. When it is used as a preposition, it is followed by a noun.
🔹We walked along the road.
🔖When along is used as an adverb, it is not followed by a noun.
🔹She brought her children along.
🔖Along is used to talk about movement on or beside a line.
🔹She hurried along the road towards us.
🔖Along is used with nouns like road, river, line etc: words that refer to things with a long thin shape.
🔹They were sailing along the western coast of India.
🔹There are several shops along the street.
🔖Along can also be used to refer to a place on or beside a river or road.
🔹Gunshots were heard from somewhere along the road.
🔖Along can also mean ‘come to the place where somebody is’ or ‘go to the place where something is happening’.
🔹Finally a truck came along, and we all jumped in.
🔹Can I bring my daughter along?
🔹Don’t forget to take your books along with you.
🔖Along can also mean ‘arrive’ in a few structures.
🔹The manager will be along in a few minutes. (= The manager will arrive in a few minutes.)
🔖Come along can mean ‘come with me.’
🔖Along and through
To talk about periods or activities, we use through.
🔹The children were sleeping all through the journey. (NOT The children were sleeping all along the journey.)
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Prepositional phrases
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🌼A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and a noun phrase. Examples are: in the corner, on the roof, under the bed and within seconds.
🌼A prepositional phrase has several uses. For example, it can be used as an adverbial of time and place.
🔹The work was completed in a few days.
🔹She wrote the essay in twenty minutes.
🔹I went to the market.
🔹There is something under the bed.
🔹The old man sat in a corner.
🌼A prepositional phrase can be a post-modifier in a noun clause.
🔹Her son is that boy in the red shirt.
🔹We are looking for a house with a large garden.
🔹She has bought a new laptop with a 17 inch display.
🌼The prepositional phrase can be used to say who did something.
🔹The farmer was bit by the snake.
🔹The spider was killed by the boy.
🔹She owns a wonderful painting by Picasso.
🌼Prepositional phrases are used with verbs that take two objects. Examples are: give and get.
🔹He gave some money to the beggar on the corner.
🔹I have ordered a dress for my sister.
🔹He distributed chocolates among the children.
🌼Prepositional phrases are also used after certain verbs, nouns and adjectives.
🔹The house that we live in belongs to my grandfather.
🔹I had a word with my boss.
🔹I felt sorry for her.
🔹I had an argument with my friend.
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🌼A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and a noun phrase. Examples are: in the corner, on the roof, under the bed and within seconds.
🌼A prepositional phrase has several uses. For example, it can be used as an adverbial of time and place.
🔹The work was completed in a few days.
🔹She wrote the essay in twenty minutes.
🔹I went to the market.
🔹There is something under the bed.
🔹The old man sat in a corner.
🌼A prepositional phrase can be a post-modifier in a noun clause.
🔹Her son is that boy in the red shirt.
🔹We are looking for a house with a large garden.
🔹She has bought a new laptop with a 17 inch display.
🌼The prepositional phrase can be used to say who did something.
🔹The farmer was bit by the snake.
🔹The spider was killed by the boy.
🔹She owns a wonderful painting by Picasso.
🌼Prepositional phrases are used with verbs that take two objects. Examples are: give and get.
🔹He gave some money to the beggar on the corner.
🔹I have ordered a dress for my sister.
🔹He distributed chocolates among the children.
🌼Prepositional phrases are also used after certain verbs, nouns and adjectives.
🔹The house that we live in belongs to my grandfather.
🔹I had a word with my boss.
🔹I felt sorry for her.
🔹I had an argument with my friend.
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