Telangana TSBIE TS Inter 1st Year English Study Material Grammar Prepositions Exercise Questions and Answers.
TS Inter 1st Year English Grammar Prepositions
Q.No. 11 (8 × 1/2 = 4Marks)
PREPOSITION :
A preposition is placed before nouns, pronouns, noun equivalents, noun-phrases or noun clauses. It shows its relation to some other word or words in the sentence.
ఒక నామవాచకము, సర్వనామము, నామవాచక సమానాలు, నామవాచక పదసముదాయం లేక నామవాచక ఉపవాక్యాల ముందు విభక్తి ప్రత్యయం (preposition) ఉంచబడుతుంది. ఇది వాక్యంలోని ఇతర పదము లేక పదాలతో ఆ నామవాచకము యొక్క సంబంధాన్ని తెలుపుతుంది.
e.g. :
- She is fond of sweets.
- He jumped into the river.
USING PREPOSITIONS :
A) In :
1) To denote place : in Canada; in a village.
2) To indicate time : in the morning.
3] To indicate position : in intensive care, in a jovial mood.
4) To indicate dress : in blue frock, in uniform.
5) To indicate surroundings : in open space, in prison.
B) At :
1) To denote state : India and Pakistan were at war in the early sixties.
2) To indicate a point of time : I shall meet you at 5 p.m.
3) To denote degree or price : We bought these apples at forty rupees a dozen.
4) To denote a place : She was at school then.
5) To tell the sense of beingengaged : All the students are at play.
6) To denote aim : The hunter fired his gun at the bird.
7) With the names of small villages and towns : She lives at Kolanupaka.
C) By :
1) To show nearness : There is a house by the stream.
2) To mean ‘during’ . : By night or by day, he is a nuisance.
3) To mean ‘measure’ : He is taller by an inch.
4) To mean in the name of : I swore in the court by God.
5) To mean instrument : The Inspector caught the thief by the collar.
6) To mean ‘past’ : He goes by my house every morning.
7) To mean the cause : The house was destroyed by fire.
D) On :
1) Place : My pen is on the table.
2) Time : I was on time to the examination.
3) Position : Sarala is on probation.
4) Concern : This is a book on law.
5) Objective : I am bent on visiting Mysore this summer.
E) Of :
1) Relationship : The results of S.S.C. are published today.
2) Phrases : a man of principles, a story of adventure.
3) Division : He took one metre of this cloth.
4) Subjective relation : The love of mother can never be repaid.
5) Cause : He died of sunstroke.
6) Source : She comes of a rich family.
7) Quality : Shyiock was a man of cruel character.
8) Contents : I received a bag full of gifts.
9) Peculiar constructions : How nice of you !
F) For :
1) In place of : Dalda is used for ghee.
2) On account of : We entered slowly for the fear of disturbing the baby.
3) Purpose : Let us pray for peace.
4) Destination : I am leaving for Chennai.
5) Period of time : They have been working for the last three hours.
G) After :
1) Resemblance : Sivaji takes after his mother.
2) Next : The dog ran after the hare.
3) Time : I usually return home after 5 p.m.
DIFFERENCES IN USING PREPOSITIONS
| 1. At, in :
a) At …. small villages She lives at Masaipet. b) At … inside or outside. |
In … cities and countries. She lives in Warangai. She lives in the U.K.In … inside only. She is in the Cafeteria. |
| 2. On, upon : On denotes things at rest. He sat on a chair. |
Upon denotes things in motion. The tiger jumped upon the deer. |
| 3. Between; among :
a) Between refers to two : b) The two thieves divided the money between themselves. |
Among refers to “more than two” Choose one among these ribbons. The four thieves divided the money among themselves. |
| 4. Beside; beside :
Beside means next to, at the side of, near to |
Besides means “in addition to” I take bread besides biscuits. She speaks Germar besides French. |
| 5. For, since :
‘For‘ denotes period of time. b) She has been staying here for six months. |
‘Since‘ denotes point of time. We have been workin since 8 a.m. S ‘he has been staying her since April. |
Prepositions, the ones like ‘on, at, of , for’ (mostly monosyllables), are called Simle Prepositions while those consisting of two or more words like search of, in front of are called Complex Prepositions (or Phrasal Prepositions )
Here is a list of prepositions that go with certain ver bs/adjectives, etc.
Exercise
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the list given below.
(to, up, for, on, after, to, off, at, of, in)
1. We should not feel superior ………………….. others.
2. People usually put ………………….. new (dresses ………………….. festival days.
3. He is good ………………….. English, but Weak ………………….. Mathematics.
4. Don’t rely ………………….. others for everything.
5. If you give ………………….. the efforts, you don’t succeed.
6. I went to the airport to see ………………….. my son.
7. The minister left ………………….. Delhi yesterday.
8. We reached the station much ahead ………………….. the schedule time.
9. They have agreed ………………….. our proposal.
10. The government should look ………………….. the orphans.
Answer:
1) to
2) on, on
3) at, in
4) on
5) up
6) off
7) for
8) of
9) to
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal prepositions from the list given below.
(adjacent to, believe in, put out, abide by, agree with, deal with, made of, adapt (oneself) to, interested in, front of)
1. Shloka is ………………….. music.
2. Are you …………………..reading novels ?
3. We must ………………….. the circumstances to lead a happy life.
4. Some poems ………………….. in imaginary situations.
5. These chairs are ………………….. plastic.
6. The members must ………………….. one another to come to an agreement.
7. If you don’t ………………….. the fire immediately, it will spread fast.
8. You must ………………….. the rules and regulations.
9. SBI is located ………………….. the new shopping mall.
10. We ddn’t ………………….. superstitions.
Answer:
1) fond of
2) interested in
3) adapt (ourselves) to
4) deal with
5) made of
6) agree with
7) “put out
8) abide by
9) adjacent to
10) believe in
III. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.
1. We lived ………………….. (in / at) the U.S.A ………………….. (for / in) two years.
2. The office is open ………………….. (from / on) 10 a.m ………………….. (to / at) 5 p.m.
3. Abraham Lincoln came ………………….. (from / with) a poor family.
4. She has been suffering ………………….. (from / with) fever.
5. He prefers coffee ………………….. (with / to) tea.
6. He fell ………………….. (of / off) a bicycle.
7. There is a spider ………………….. (on / by) the wall.
8. We come to college ………………….. (by / in) bus.
9. The girl sat ………………….. (between / among) her parents.
10. We congratulated Ajay ………………….. (with / on) winning the award.
11. We cut fruits ………………….. (by / with) a knife.
12. Children are fond ………………….. (of / off) toys.
13. Gandhiji was born ………………….. (on / in) 1869.
14. All of us are afraid ………………….. (off / of) mad dogs.
15. The patient was shifted ………………….. (to / for) a hospital.
Answer:
1) in, for
2) from, to
3) from
4) from
5) to
6) off
7) on
8) by
9) between
10) on
11) with
12) of
13) in
14) of
15) to
IV. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.
1. India got independence ………………….. 1947.
2. I have been reading this book ………………….. 2018.
3. Suresh goes to college ………………….. foot.
4. He served in the military ………………….. thirty years.
5. Very few people can swim ………………….. the river Ganga.
6. The martyr wrote his final testament ………………….. blood.
7. Many great people hail ………………….. rural areas of the country.
8. The snake crawled ………………….. its pit.
9. There is a cold war ………………….. these two countries.
10. There is a beautiful painting ………………….. the wall.
11. Yoga is good ………………….. health.
12. She spoke ………………….. her travel experiences.
13. Suman left ………………….. Australia.
14. Mohan is a student ………………….. Delhi University.
15. Are you aware ………………….. Corona precautions ?
16. There are many hills ………………….. the river.
17. Wealth is inferior ………………….. learning.
18. We open locks ………………….. keys.
19. He jumped ………………….. the well.
20. The issue is ………………….. you and me.
Answer:
1) in
2) since
3) on
4) for
5) across
6) in
7) from
8) into
9) between
10) on
11) for
12) about/of
13) for
14) of
15) of
16) along / near
17) to
18) with
19) into
20) between
V. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. My grandson is fond ………………….. chocolates.
2. My friend lives ………………….. Delhi.
3. The apples cost ………………….. Rs. 100/- a Kg.
4. I agree ………………….. you, cent percent.
5. Can you translate this ………………….. English ………………….. Telugu ?
6. There is something extraordinary ………………….. Kohli.
7. Sheela is a nurse. She cares ………………….. the elderly.
8. Srikanth has gone away. He will be away ………………….. Monday.
9. The five thieves shared the stolen money ………………….. themselves.
10. The train started exactly ………………….. 6 o’ clock.
11. It rained ………………….. two days.
12. Switch ………………….. the light, please, it is quite dark here.
13. The trains are seldom ………………….. time.
14. We-five ………………….. the fifth floor.
15. She is familiar ………………….. computer hardware.
16. I have not slept properly ………………….. two days.
17. He trembled ………………….. fear when he was caught.
18. Looking forward ………………….. seeing you at the meeting.
19. Most foreigners dream ………………….. visiting India.
20. She insisted ………………….. joining us.
Answer:
1) of
2) in
3) X (no preposition)
4) with
5) from, to / into
6) about
7) for
8) till
9) among
10) at
11) for
12) on
13) on
14) on
15) with
16) for
17) with
18) to
19) of
20) on
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
The Sides of Life
Question 1.
I want you to go out _______(1)_________ this institution so trained and so developed that you will be constantly looking _______(2)_______ the bright, encouraging arid beautiful things _______(3)_______ life.
Answer:
1) from
2) for
3) in
Question 2.
When you go _______(1)_______ your classrooms, I repeat, try to forget and overlook any weak points that you may think you see. Remember, and dwell _______(2)_______ the consideration that has been given _______(3)_______ the lesson, the faithfulness _______(4)_______ which it was prepared, and the earnestness _______(5)_______ which it is presented.
Answer:
1) into
2) upon
3) to
4) with
5) with
Question 3.
Everything that comes _______(1)_______ their mouths is unpleasant, _______(2)_______ this thing and that thing, and they make the whole atmosphere _______(3)_______ them unpleasant _______(4)_______ themselves and _______(5)_______ everybody _______(6)_______ whom they come _______(7)_______ contact.
Answer:
1) from
2) about
3) around
4) for
5) for
6) with
7) into
Question 4.
They live simply _______ the negative side of life.
Answer:
on
Father, Dear Father
Question 5.
Yetshe is _______(1)_______ peace _______(2)_______ herpots, pans, her flowers and garden, her Bhagavad Geeta and scriptures. My mother, highly qualified, is highly strung, tense and nervy. Do you think, literacy is a harbinger _______(3)_______ restlessness, fear, frustration ? Is it Adam and Eve eating the Tree _______(4)_______ knowledge, all _______(5)_______ again ?
Answer:
1) at
2) with
3) of
4) of
5) over
Question 6.
My first rank is _______ stake, you see.
Answer:
at
Question 7.
I would like you to be aware _______ my musings.
Answer:
of
Question 8.
Papa, my grandfather, speaks _______(1)_______ a carefree and beautiful childhood.
Answer:
of
The Green Champion Thimmakka
Question 9.
As the grew up, she was married _______(1)_______ Sri Bikkala Chikkayya _______(2)_______ Hulikal village _______(3)_______ whom she found a purpose to plant trees.
Answer:
1) to
2) of
3) with
Question 10.
Thimmakka and her husband used to carry four pails _______(1)_______ water _______(2)_______ a distance _______(3)_______ 4 km to water the saplings.
Answer:
1) of
2) for
3) of
Question 11.
Thimmakka continues her fight _______(1)_______ afforestation.
Answer:
for
The First Four Minutes
Question 12.
_______(1)_______ one and a half laps I was still worrying _______(2)_______ the pace. Advoice shouting ‘Relax’ penetrated _______(3)_______ me _______(4)_______ the noise _______(5)_______ the crowd.
Answer:
1) at
2) about
3) into
4) above
5) of
Question 13.
As we lined up _______(1)_______ the start I glanced _______(2)_______ the flag again. It fluttered more gently now, and the scene _______(3)_______ Shaw’s Saint Joan flashed _______(4)_______ my mind, how she, _______(5)_______ her desperate moment, waited _______(6)_______the wind to change.
Answer:
1) for
2) at
3) from
4) through
5) at
6) for
Box and Cox
Question 14.
_______(1)_______ the appearance _______(2)_______ his outward man, I should unhesitatingly set him _______(3)_______ as a gentleman connected _______(4)_______ the printing interest.
Answer:
1) from
2) of
3) down
4) with
Question 15.
He’s gone _______(1)_______ last! Really I was all _______(2)_______ a tremble _______(3)_______ fear Mr. Box would come in _______(4)_______ Mr. Cox went out.
Answer:
1) at
2) in
3) for
4) before
Question 16.
So it seems ! Far be it _______(1)_______ me, Bouncer, to hurry your movements, but I think it right to acquaint you _______(2)_______ my immediate intention _______(3)_______ divesting myself _______(4)_______ my garments, and going _______(5)_______ bed
Answer:
1) from
2) with
3) of
4) of
5) to