RULES OF USING PREPOSITION
Part - 1
1. Common prepositions-
a. Small
place= at
b. sitting
chair=on
c. big place=in
d. sofa= in
e. desk,bench=at
f.
Time= at
g. dawn=at
h. day=on
i.
month=in
j.
season=in
2. The
adjectives ending with “Or”
should be used to- senior, junior, superior, inferior
3. After the
word prefer, addict preposition ‘to’ is used.
4. Agree with
(opinion, person)
5. Agree to
(opinion, things)
6. Angry with
(person)
7. Angry to(thing)
8. Consist in
(mixed)
a. Hydrogen
consists in water.
9. Consist of
(construct)
a. Our
parliament consists of two houses.
10. Died of
(disease)
a. He
died of malaria
11. Died
in (accident)
a. Rahul died in
bike accident
12. Died for
(sake of country)
a. Kanaklata
died for freedom.
13. Died from
(overeating/ overwork)
a. The man
died from overeating.
14. Died by
( suicide)
a. The woman
died by committing suicide.
15. Live at
(small place)
a. He lives
at Gohpur.
16. Live in
(big place)
a. He lives in Chennai.
17. Live by
(begging)
a. The man
lives by begging.
18. Live on
(flesh/grass)
a. Tiger lives
on flesh.
19. Deals with (relation)
a. He
deals well with his customers.
20. Deal in
(trade)
a. He deals in
tea.
21. Bound for
(travel on way)
a. The train
bound for Siliguri.
22. Found to
(reach)
a. The train
is found to Siliguri.
23. Made from
(quality changed)
a. Butter is
made from milk.
1 24. Made of
(quality does not change)
a. The table
is made of wood.
25. Preside
over (chairmanship)
a. Our
principal presided over the meeting.
26. Play on
( with instrument)
a. He plays on
guitar
27. Play at
(chess/games name)
a. He plays
with his two friends at chess.
28. Play in
( with friend or materials)
a. He plays in
his classmate.
29. Proud of-
a. He
always proud of our country.
30. Congratulate
on
a. I
congratulate him on his success.
31. Clue to-
(result)
a. The
police can not find the clue to murder.
32. Hanker/run after
a. Don’t
hanker after money.
33. Rich in-
a. Assam is
rich in minerals.
34. Abound
in-(full)-
a. Fish is
abound in the river Brahmaputra.
35. Absent from
a. I was
absent from my class yesterday.
36. Inside the
country- in
a. Assam is in
the North east India.
37. Outside of
country – to
a. Sri
Lanka is to the south of India.
38. Known by
(well know)
a. A tree is
known by its fruits.
b. A good boy
is known by his keeps company.
39. Aware/beware
of.
a. Always
aware of dogs.
b. Always
beware of false friends.
40. Adhere to
a. He can
adhere to his study.
41. Apply for
a. I am
going to apply for the post.
42. Look for(search/want)
a. I am
looking for a job.
43. Look into
(investigate )
a. The police
officer looks into the matter.
44. Look after
(care)
a. The nurse
looks after the patient.
45. Look up-
a. The boy
looks up a word in a dictionary.
46. See off
(bid bye)
a. I went to
the station to see off my friend.
47. Control
over-
a. The old man
could not control over his family members.
48. Akin to
(same quality)
a. They
are looking akin to physical appearance.
49. Approved of
(granted)
a. My
application is leaved in approved of.
50. Confident in-
a. I have full
confident in my success.
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