Grammar: Preposition
Part -2
A. About is used:
To mean 'on the subject of', concerning, etc.:
This book is about mountains.
Tell me about your future plan.
To mean 'approximately:
Our guests arrived at about 7 0'clock.
This umbrella costs about five hundred rupees.
To mean 'near' or beside':
She lives about this temple.
I lost my wallet about here.
To mean 'in many directions in a place' or 'here and there':
Street dogs are running about the town.
Milk has spilt about the carpet.
To mean 'on the subject of', concerning, etc.:
This book is about mountains.
Tell me about your future plan.
To mean 'approximately:
Our guests arrived at about 7 0'clock.
This umbrella costs about five hundred rupees.
To mean 'near' or beside':
She lives about this temple.
I lost my wallet about here.
To mean 'in many directions in a place' or 'here and there':
Street dogs are running about the town.
Milk has spilt about the carpet.
B. For is used:
To denote function, purpose or reason:
The knife is used for chopping onions.
Every morning we go for a walk.
We left home for Pokhara.
To show a reason or cause:
The knife is used for chopping onions.
Every morning we go for a walk.
We left home for Pokhara.
To show a reason or cause:
These
garments are for sale.
Kathmandu is famous for the temple of Lord Pashupatinath.
To show a length of time:
We are going away for seven weeks.
My friend was in Europe for fifteen years.
In exchange for something and as the price, reward or punishment:
I bought a pair of shoes for two thousand rupees.
Kathmandu is famous for the temple of Lord Pashupatinath.
To show a length of time:
We are going away for seven weeks.
My friend was in Europe for fifteen years.
In exchange for something and as the price, reward or punishment:
I bought a pair of shoes for two thousand rupees.
C. Since is used:
To indicate point in time with present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous:
I have not gone to school since last Monday.
We have been reading in this school since 2072 BS.
They had worked here since last January.
People had been living in this place since March 2070.
To indicate point in time with present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous:
I have not gone to school since last Monday.
We have been reading in this school since 2072 BS.
They had worked here since last January.
People had been living in this place since March 2070.
D. From is used:
To show where somebody/something starts:
To show where somebody/something starts:
He has
just come from his work.
The wind from the west is very cold.
To indicate when something starts:
Our workshop is open from 9 to7everyday.
Subhas is dumb from birth.
The wind from the west is very cold.
To indicate when something starts:
Our workshop is open from 9 to7everyday.
Subhas is dumb from birth.
To show who sent or gave
something/somebody:
I've just received a letter from my sister.
The judge got full information from witnesses.
I've just received a letter from my sister.
The judge got full information from witnesses.
To show the origin of somebody/something:
We are from Japan.
These are quotations from Devakota.
To show the material that something is made of:
This widow is made from wood.
The sculptor makes statues from marble.
To show distinction or difference between two (people or things):
Hilly regions are different from the terai regions.
We can't tell one twin from the other.
We are from Japan.
These are quotations from Devakota.
To show the material that something is made of:
This widow is made from wood.
The sculptor makes statues from marble.
To show distinction or difference between two (people or things):
Hilly regions are different from the terai regions.
We can't tell one twin from the other.
E. Into is used:
For showing to a position in or inside something:
The cat ran into my room.
These boys are diving into the pond.
For showing to a position in or inside something:
The cat ran into my room.
These boys are diving into the pond.
To make a change in state:
The villagers want their village turn into a town.
She chops potatoes into chips.
He cut ripe pineapples into slices.
The villagers want their village turn into a town.
She chops potatoes into chips.
He cut ripe pineapples into slices.
A. Onto is used:
To show movement on or to a particular place or position:
Mohini moved the chairs onto the living room.
The pitcher of water fell onto the floor.
To show that something faces in a particular direction:
To show movement on or to a particular place or position:
Mohini moved the chairs onto the living room.
The pitcher of water fell onto the floor.
To show that something faces in a particular direction:
The
window looked out onto the garden.
B. Through is used:
To mean from one end or side of something/somebody to the other:
The angry bull ran through the crowd.
The River Bagmati flows through Kathmandu.
Anup reached home through the bridge.
To mean from one end or side of something/somebody to the other:
The angry bull ran through the crowd.
The River Bagmati flows through Kathmandu.
Anup reached home through the bridge.
Some
other Prepositions are thus used:
Till/Until denotes up to the time when: till two o'clock
Since denotes from past till now: since last week
Before denotes earlier than: before he slept
After denotes later than: after they had gone.
During denotes throughout a period of time: during the festival
Within denotes during a particular period of time: within a month/a week
Out of denotes towards outside from within: out of the bus
Inside denotes towards inner side: inside the house
Outside denotes towards outer side: outside the room
Over denotes up without touching: The sky is over us.
Till/Until denotes up to the time when: till two o'clock
Since denotes from past till now: since last week
Before denotes earlier than: before he slept
After denotes later than: after they had gone.
During denotes throughout a period of time: during the festival
Within denotes during a particular period of time: within a month/a week
Out of denotes towards outside from within: out of the bus
Inside denotes towards inner side: inside the house
Outside denotes towards outer side: outside the room
Over denotes up without touching: The sky is over us.
Over
denotes covered fully/partly: Ink spilt over the cloth.
Under denotes down, without touching: under the table
Above denotes upward: above the river
Below denotes downward: below the bridge
From ---- to denotes up to: from Palpa to Butwal
Towards (somewhere near): Dogs ran towards the hut.
Along (from one end to the other): Cars run along the road.
Across (from one side to another): He ran across the bridge.
Past (from one side to the other): The car went past my house.
Off (down or away from): She fell off a ladder.
Under denotes down, without touching: under the table
Above denotes upward: above the river
Below denotes downward: below the bridge
From ---- to denotes up to: from Palpa to Butwal
Towards (somewhere near): Dogs ran towards the hut.
Along (from one end to the other): Cars run along the road.
Across (from one side to another): He ran across the bridge.
Past (from one side to the other): The car went past my house.
Off (down or away from): She fell off a ladder.
Out
of
(from within): Passengers came out of the bus.
Against (pressing, pushing): Press against my back.
Between (of the people/things): Divide it between two boys.
Among (of three or more): Divide it among six girls.
Beside (near): Sit beside me.
Besides (except): Besides water, there is nothing.
Against (pressing, pushing): Press against my back.
Between (of the people/things): Divide it between two boys.
Among (of three or more): Divide it among six girls.
Beside (near): Sit beside me.
Besides (except): Besides water, there is nothing.
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