Practice Exercise
Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
1. Cloth is sold ............... meter.
2. He sent me basket............... mangoes.
3. What is the time ............... your watch.
4. The fruit is ............... the box.
5. He reached the station ............... bus.
6. The box fell............... the table.
7. The child was playing ............... her mother.
8. I bought the radio............... two hundred rupees.
9. I shall come back ............... 7 o'clock.
10. The train is ............... time.
11. ............... a novel he reads the Gita.
12. The sky is ............... our heads.
13. I have been knowing him ............... 1975.
14. The tiger sprang ............... the deer.
15. Light comes............... the sun.
Answer: (1) By, (2) Of, (3) By, (4) In, (5) By, (6) Off, (7) Beside, (8) For, (9) By, (10) Before (In, On), (11) instead of, (12)
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Introduction
A conjunction is a word that is used to join two parts of sentences. A conjunction is called a joining word also.
Analysis
In the first sentence the word and is joining Marry and Richards.
In the second sentence the word and is joining this copy and that book.
The third sentence the word but is joining two sentences the elephant is big and the mouse is small.
In the fourth sentence the word because is joining two sentences Rosy cannot sit and the chair is dirty.
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Use of At, On and In
At is used to designate specific times and place.
Below given is a list where In, At and On are used:
Introduction
A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and shows its relation to other words in the sentence.
Analysis
In the above given sentences the words between, with, at, by and for, have been placed before a noun or a pronoun and are showing their relation to other words (nouns) in the sentences. These words are prepositions.
Kind of Verbs
There are two kinds of verb. These are:
Helping Verbs
The verb which helps the main verb in changing its form is called helping verbs. Helping verbs are said to be primary verbs. These are formed from the verbs 'to be', have and do.
Analysis
In the above given sentences the words are, has, is and will are helping the verbs run, rise, sail and fly to change its form. These words
Introduction
A verb is a word which shows an action, state of being or possession of a noun or pronoun. Or The word which says something about a noun or a pronoun is called a verb. All saying words are verbs.
Analysis
In sentence 1, 2 and 3 the words ploughs, writes and moves say something about the farmer, the boy and leopard. These words show an action.
In sentences 4, 5 and 6 the words is, was
There is a garden in my house. __________ is full of Rose.
Answer: It (Personal Pronoun)
Types of Pronoun
There are eight types of pronoun. They are:
Personal Pronoun
The pronouns that are used in place of a person, place or a thing is called personal pronoun.
Analysis
In the above given sentences, the words he, she, they, you and I are used for
Introduction
Pronoun is a word which is used in the place of a noun. Pronouns are used to avoid the repetition of nouns in a sentence.
Analysis
In the above given sentences the words he, it and they have been used in place of Robert, my brother, poster and parrot. So, these are Pronouns.
Kinds of Noun
There are five kinds of noun. These are:
Proper Noun
Proper noun is the name of a particular person, animal, place or thing.
Analysis
In the sentences given above Barrack Obama is the name of a particular person, Alto is the name of a car, China is the name of a country and the Bible is
