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- Prepositions are words that show the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.
- They often indicate direction, time, place, cause, manner, or instrumentality.
- Prepositions of Place/Position
- at – at the door, at school
- in – in the box, in the room
- on – on the table, on the wall
- under – under the chair
- over – over the bridge
- between – between two buildings
- behind – behind the curtain
- Prepositions of Time
- at – at 5 PM, at noon, at night
- on – on Monday, on Christmas Day
- in – in January, in 2025, in the evening
- since – since 2000
- for – for two hours
- before – before lunch
- after – after the meeting
- Prepositions of Direction/Movement
- to – go to school
- into – walk into the room
- onto – jump onto the bed
- out of – run out of the building
- off – fall off the chair
- from – come from Delhi
- Prepositions of Cause/Purpose
- because of – because of the rain
- due to – due to his laziness
- for – for your help
- Prepositions of Manner/Instrument
- by – by car, by train, by someone
- with – with a pen, with force
- like – like a boss
- Between – Among
- Beside- Besides
- For – Since
- Across – Through
- On – Upon
- On – Over
- Over – under
- In – Into
- In – Within
- On time – In time
- By – in
- By – With
- Before- In front Of
- at – in
- in spite of – despite
