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Prepositions of Place

Words like at, in, on, near, above, etc., are prepositions of place.
Examples: 1. The students are in the classroom.

2. She lives at Mumbai in Maharashtra.
Prepositions of Time

Words like at, for, since and from…to are prepositions of time.
Examples: 1. We reached the station at 4 p.m. and waited there
for three hours.

2. The baby has been playing since morning. He will
have some food and sleep from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Prepositions of Direction

Some prepositions of direction are words like at, to, off, out of, from, into, and so on.
Examples: 1. Rohan walked into the gift shop.

2. Mr Bott went from the drawing to another room.
3. Mrs Bott went to the library.

4. I looked at the painting and admired it. Then I walked out
of the exhibition hall.

Prepositions Indicating Position

Words like at, in, on, under and over are prepositions REMEMBER
At’, ‘for’ and other prepositions
indicate position. can be used in other ways also.
Examples: 1. The bag was on the table. We should understand how
2. Miss Manes stood at the entrance. they are used in a particular

3. He put a blanket over his legs. sentence, e.g., at the door; at
9 a.m.
4. The bridge was built over the river.

A. Underline the prepositions in the following sentences and mention whether they tell us
about place, time, direction or indicate position. One has been done for you.

1. Miss Manes looked at the 'spectre'. Preposition of direction

2. This road goes to the market.

3. They waited at the station yesterday.
4. The match will be played from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

5. The wall clock is above the study table.

6. He played for one hour.

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