PREPOSITIONS - Questions & Answers
A Complete these sentences by choosing suitable prepositions from the box. Also, identify the objects of the prepositions.
because of, by, behind, without, with, on behalf of, except for, according to
- Anusha sat behind the window of her room all day.
Object: the window - We are all with you. You need not worry.
Object: you - Road accidents mostly happen because of negligence.
Object: negligence - The police are trying to find who is behind the crime.
Object: the crime - According to this report, there are not enough hospitals in the region.
Object: this report - Except for Suneeta, we'll all be coming to your birthday party.
Object: Suneeta - Mr Sachdeva collected the award on behalf of his wife, who was not well.
Object: his wife - No important decisions are made without Ms Rekha's consent.
Object: Ms Rekha's consent
B Use suitable prepositions to fill in the blanks.
- I've kept my suitcase in the drawing room on the dressing table.
- These birds migrate to India in winter in search of food and shelter.
- At what time is your flight tomorrow?
- 'Do you have problem sleeping at night?' the doctor asked.
- Father came home on the day of Diwali.
- Please respond to the letter within a week.
- I met Sejal at Kumud's birthday party.
- The teacher asked us to submit the assignment on time.
- The office is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
- I was just in time for the train.
C Choose the correct prepositions to fill in the blanks. In your notebook, write what kind they are: prepositions of time, place, direction, cause, purpose, or agency. Also, name the object of each preposition.
- She had put a woollen cap over her head.
Kind: Preposition of place; Object: her head - The horse carriage was slowly moving towards the resort.
Kind: Preposition of direction; Object: the resort - The train seemed to crawl through the dense fog.
Kind: Preposition of direction; Object: the dense fog - We are working with a limited workforce.
Kind: Preposition of agency; Object: a limited workforce - The police chased the robbers across the city.
Kind: Preposition of direction; Object: the city - I went to see Tarun because I was worried for him.
Kind: Preposition of cause/purpose; Object: him - We booked a room on the first floor above the bakery.
Kind: Preposition of place; Object: the bakery - A special lunch was arranged for the chief guest.
Kind: Preposition of purpose; Object: the chief guest - The school runs from Monday to Friday.
Kind: Prepositions of time; Object: Monday, Friday - I climbed down the steep stairs carefully.
Kind: Preposition of direction; Object: the steep stairs
D Underline the prepositional phrases in these sentences. In your notebook, write whether they function as adjectives or adverbs.
- Shyamla leaves for school at 9 a.m.
Prepositional phrase: at 9 a.m.; Function: Adverb - I first saw Rafiq at a dinner party.
Prepositional phrase: at a dinner party; Function: Adverb - Are the shoes lying under the table yours?
Prepositional phrase: under the table; Function: Adjective - The team was happy with Amar's performance.
Prepositional phrase: with Amar's performance; Function: Adverb - The poor man spent the night on a bench in the park.
Prepositional phrase: on a bench, in the park; Function: Adverb - The train left on time, but was delayed on the way.
Prepositional phrase: on time, on the way; Function: Adverb - The lady in the orange sari is the principal.
Prepositional phrase: in the orange sari; Function: Adjective - The girl with a tennis racket in her hand is Isha.
Prepositional phrase: with a tennis racket, in her hand; Function: Adjective - I can see the peak clearly from here.
Prepositional phrase: from here; Function: Adverb - I was up until quite late last night.
Prepositional phrase: until quite late; Function: Adverb
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What is the primary function of a preposition in a sentence?
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It shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in the sentence.
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What grammatical term refers to the noun, pronoun, or phrase that follows a preposition?
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The object of the preposition.
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In the sentence 'The children ran towards Manohar,' identify the object of the preposition.
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Manohar
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The children were surprised at what they saw. What type of grammatical unit is acting as the object of 'at'?
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A noun clause.
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According to the Language Point, besides nouns and pronouns, what other parts of speech can function as the object of a preposition?
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An adverb or an adverb phrase.
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I was not a member of their group until quite recently. Identify the object of the preposition 'until'.
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Quite recently (an adverb phrase).
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What is a 'stranded preposition'?
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A preposition that comes at the end of a sentence and is not followed by its object.
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Stranded prepositions often occur when their object is which type of pronoun?
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A relative pronoun or an interrogative pronoun.
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In the question 'What are you so unhappy about?', identify the object of the stranded preposition.
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The interrogative pronoun 'what'.
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What is the rhetorical purpose of using a stranded preposition by placing the object before it?
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To give the object greater importance or emphasis.
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How are prepositions categorized based on their forms?
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Simple (single-word) prepositions and phrase prepositions.
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What defines a simple preposition?
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A preposition made up of only one word.
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List three examples of phrase prepositions provided in the text.
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Ahead of, owing to, and in spite of.
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What is a phrase preposition?
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A preposition consisting of more than one word.
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Based on their functions, prepositions are classified into which four types?
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Place, time, direction, and cause/purpose/agency.
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What do prepositions of place describe?
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The position of a person or thing in relation to another person or thing.
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When describing a location, when should 'at' be used?
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For a specific point, area, or a particular address.
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When describing a location, when is 'in' the appropriate preposition?
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For an enclosed space or a large area like a town or city.
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When describing a location, when is 'on' the appropriate preposition?
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For a surface or before the names of roads and streets.
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Which preposition should be used for the address '15, Park Avenue'?
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At
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Which preposition is used for large geographic areas, such as 'Udupi in Karnataka'?
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In
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Both 'above' and 'over' mean 'higher than', but which one is used when one thing touches or covers another?
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Over
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She put a blanket _____ herself and slept.
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over
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Which preposition is used when one thing is at a higher level than another and the first thing is moving?
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Over
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Which preposition is used if something is at an upper level than something else, but not directly over it?
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Above
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Our hotel in the town was _____ the lake.
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above
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If one thing is directly above something else, which preposition(s) can be used?
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Either 'above' or 'over'.
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When used for time, what does the preposition 'at' signify?
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A specific point in time.
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When used for time, what are three instances where 'in' is the correct preposition?
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Periods of time (minutes/hours), seasons, and months/years.
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India got its Constitution _____ 1950.
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in
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Which preposition is used when referring to a particular day or date?
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On
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What is the specific meaning of the phrase 'on time'?
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At the exact time; neither early nor late.
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What is the specific meaning of the phrase 'in time'?
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Not too late for something.
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We reached the venue _____ time for the programme. (Meaning: the programme had not yet begun)
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in
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Which preposition of time is used for parts of the day, such as 'the afternoon'?
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In
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What do prepositions of direction or movement indicate?
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Where something is moving or the path it is taking.
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List four examples of prepositions of direction.
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To, towards, through, and across.
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The squirrel climbed _____ the wall and entered the kitchen.
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up
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What three components make up a prepositional phrase?
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A preposition, its object, and any associated adjectives or adverbs.
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When a prepositional phrase functions as an adjective, what does it modify?
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A noun or a noun phrase.
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Which question does an adjectival prepositional phrase answer?
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Which one?
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When a prepositional phrase functions as an adverb, what does it modify?
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A verb or an adjective.
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What four questions can be asked to identify an adverbial prepositional phrase?
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How, when, why, or where?
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In 'The man in the blue suit is Mr Albert,' identify the prepositional phrase and its function.
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Phrase: 'in the blue suit'; Function: Adjective.
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In 'The man ran after the car,' identify the prepositional phrase and its function.
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Phrase: 'after the car'; Function: Adverb.
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In 'She missed the match because of an injury,' what question does the prepositional phrase answer?
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Why? (Functioning as an adverb).
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Identify the prepositional phrase in: 'Shyamla leaves for school at 9 a.m.'
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at 9 a.m.
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What is the function of the prepositional phrase in: 'Are the shoes lying under the table yours?'
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Adjective (it answers 'Which shoes?').
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Identify the prepositional phrase in: 'I was up until quite late last night.'
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until quite late last night
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Road accidents mostly happen _____ negligence.
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because of
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_____ this report, there are not enough hospitals in the region.
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According to
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Mr Sachdeva collected the award _____ his wife, who was not well.
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on behalf of
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I've kept my suitcase _____ the drawing room _____ the dressing table.
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in; on
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The teacher asked us to submit the assignment _____ time.
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on (or in)
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These birds migrate to India _____ winter in search of food and shelter.
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in