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प्रश्न
Think of a person in your class, and use adjective + prepositions to describe him/her in about two or three sentences. Don't give a name.
(a) e.g. She’s good at Maths.
She’s keen on hiking.
Show your description to your partner. Let her or him guess who it is.
(b) The following diagram explains the use of some of these prepositions.
Destination | Position | Destination | Position | Reference |
to •X | at •X | away from x ⇒ |
away from x • |
Referring to a |
on (to) | on | off | off | Referring to a line or surface. |
into | in | out of | out of | Referring to an enclosed area |
Notice the following peculiarities in the use of Prepositions.
1) at relates to a small extent of space or time while in relates to a wider extent.
2) with relates to the instrument used for doing something.
by relates to the doer
e.g. (1) This poem was composed~me
(2) I wrote with a Shaffer's pen.
3) between, among: between is used when there are two things or persons or
ideas, among is used for more than two.
e.g. ( 1) The property was divided between the twins.
(2) The gossip spread among the villagers.
4) beside, besides : beside means by the side of, besides means in addition to
e.g. (1) Ram sat beside his grandmother.
(2) Besides music, he is interested in painting.
5) in and within : in denotes at the close of some future period, within denotes
sometime short of the close
e.g. (1) The project will be implemented in a week's time.(= at the close)
(2) The plan will be sanctioned within a fort night(= less than)
उत्तर
(a) She’s very poor in English.
She’s qualified to teach swimming.
She’s famous for her witty remarks.
(b) Do it yourself.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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empty house | Have they left? Where could they have gone to? |
boulders in the field , leaky barn | The owner might not have been a farmer. |
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toys scattered in the yard | Something went wrong????? |
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• fond
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• disliked
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(ii) Melancholy (Para 2)
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• seriousness
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Class discussion
• Is a biography written in a particular order of events?
• Which is the most common tense?