Preposition 2024
Preposition 2024
Preposition 2024
Preposition
Preposition of Place/ Positioning (Static/ stagnant):
above, on, over, below, under, off, before, in front of, behind, beside, next to, by, against, in, out of, outside,
between, among, at, opposite etc.
Dc‡i †evSv‡Z above, on, over e‡m|
Above:
i. mvaviYZ †KvbwKQz „higher than‟ eySv‡Z above e¨envi Kiv nq A_©vr †Kvb wKQy Ab¨ †Kvb wKQyi †P‡q `~i‡Z¡ Dc‡i †evSv‡Z above e‡m| GwU wb‡PiwU‡K
¯úk© K‡i bv ev cover K‡i bv|
ii. mvaviYZ †KvbwKQz Ab¨ †KvbwKQz †_‡K „higher level‟ eySv‡Z above e¨envi Kiv nq| Z‡e mivmwi Dc‡i _vKv eySvq bv|
Over: †Kvb wKQy Ab¨ †Kvb wKQy‡K ¯úk© K‡i ev ¯úk© bv K‡i †X‡K ivLv ev Kvfvi Kiv eySv‡j over e¨envi Kiv nq|
On: †Kvb wKQy Ab¨ †Kvb wKQyi Dci ¯úk© K‡i Av‡Q †evSv‡Z on/upon e‡m| G‡¶‡Î †X‡K ivLv ev Kvfvi Kiv gyL¨ welq bq|
Examples (Try yourself):
a. We played the match 1000 mitres _________ the sea level.
b. The umbrella is _________the table.
c. The umbrella is _________her head.
d. Write your address _________ the line.
e. The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association [HPCA] Stadium in Dharamsala is 1317 metres __ sea level.
f. At first, she felt very nervous. When the plane got _________ the city, she became easy.
g. The blue box is _________the desk.
h. Do you live in the apartment _________ the market?
i. She put the blanket _________her little son.
j. Put some butter _________ the piece of bread.
k. She saw the book _________ the bed.
wb‡P †evSv‡Z below, under e‡m|
Below:
Below n‡jv above-Gi wecixZ| mvaviYZ †KvbwKQz GKB surface ev Z‡j „lower than‟ eySv‡Z below e¨envi Kiv nq A_©vr †Kvb wKQy Ab¨ †Kvb
wKQyi †P‡q `~i‡Z¡ wb‡P †evSv‡Z below e‡m| GwU wb‡PiwU‡K ¯úk© K‡i bv ev cover K‡i bv|
hLb mivmwi †KvbwKQz †KvbwKQzi wb‡P _vKv eySvq bv ZLb below e¨eüZ nq| G‡K cv‡ki w`K †_‡K Dc‡i _vKvI ejv †h‡Z cv‡i|
mvavibZ ZvcgvÎv I D”PZv cwigv‡ci †¶‡Î below e¨eüZ nq|
Under: Under n‡jv over-Gi wecixZ|
mvaviYZ †Kvb wKQy Ab¨ †Kvb wÎgvwÎK (three dimensional) wKQyi wb‡P eySv‡Z e¨envi Kiv nq| ¯úk© K‡i ev ¯úk© bv K‡i Ae¯’vb‡K †evSvq, G‡¶‡Î hvi
wb‡P _v‡K †mwU wb‡PiwUi m¤ú~Y© ev Ask we‡kl †X‡K iv‡L|
gvbwmK Pv‡c _vKv eySv‡ZI under e¨envi Kiv nq|
†KD Kv‡iv Aax‡b KvR Kiv ev Kv‡iv Aaxb¯’ eySv‡ZI under e¨envi Kiv nq|
msL¨vq ev eq‡m †QvU/ Kg eySv‡ZI under e¨eüZ nq|
Examples:
a. The sun disappeared _______ the horizon.
b. He is _______ me in position.
c. The climbers stopped several hundred meters _______ the top of the mountain.
d. The baby is _______ the umbrella.
e. Write your name _______ the line.
f. There are 300 employees _______ him.
g. The temperature is five degrees _______ zero.
h. Parts of the city are _______ sea level.
i. He is _______ mental pressure.
j. The sales representative are _______ huge mental pressure.
k. The cat is _______ the sofa.
l. He was wearing a blue shirt _______ his sweater.
m. The whole village was _______ water.
Examples:
a. There are almost 600 coaching centres within 3 kilometres of Shanir Akhra. (limit of place)
b. Rajib will have written several books within 2029.(limit of time)
†Kvb wKQz †KvbwKQzi wecix‡Z †evSv‡Z opposite e‡m| G‡¶‡Î GKwUi Ae¯’vb Av‡iKwUi wecix‡Z nq Z‡e mvaviYZ ci¯c‡ii gy‡LvgywL _v‡K|
Examples:
a. The house is opposite the shop.
b. My betterhalf sat opposite me in the dinner.
†Kvb wKQy Ab¨ †Kvb wKQyi mv‡_ †njvb w`‡q ev mshy³ Av‡Q †evSv‡Z against e‡m|
GQvovI, wec‡¶ ev weiæ‡× eySv‡ZI against e‡m|
Examples:
a. Lean (‡njvb †`qv) the ladder against the wall.
b. We are against corruption.
Preposition of Movement
Over, under, past, across, through, to, towards, up, down, along, round, between, into, out of, onto, off, from,
against, behind etc.
cvi nIqv MwZ ‡evSv‡Z over, under, past, across, through e‡m |
Over: Dci w`‡q cvi nIqvi MwZ †evSv‡Z over e¨eüZ nq|
Examples:
a. The boy jumped over the wall.
b. The plane flew over the stadium.
c. A beautiful white bird flew over the lake.
Under: †Kvb wKQyi wbP w`‡q hvIqvi MwZ ‡evSv‡Z under e‡m|
Examples:
a. The rabbit ran under the table.
b. The ball went over the wall and then under the table.
Past: †Kvb wKQyi cvk w`‡q AwZµg K‡i hvIqvi MwZ‡K eySv‡Z past e‡m|
Examples:
a. Rajib ran past the building.
b. I walked past the post office.
Across: †Kvb wKQyi Dci w`‡q GKw`K †_‡K Ab¨w`‡K AwZµg K‡i hvIqvi MwZ‡K †evSv‡Z across e‡m|
Examples:
a. The walked across the large field.
b. The little lass was running across the road.
c. The old man boated across the river.
Through: †Kvb wKQyi †fZi w`‡q/ ga¨ w`‡q AwZµg K‡i hvIqvi MwZ‡K eySv‡Z through e¨envi Kiv nq|
Examples:
a. The cat ran through the tube.
b. We walked through a deep forest.
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‡Kvb wKQyi w`‡K Pjvi MwZ †evSv‡Z to/ towards e‡m|
mvaviYZ mywbw`©ó w`K (destination) eySv‡Z to Ges Awbw`©ó w`K (direction) eySv‡Z towards e¨eüZ nq|
Examples:
a. He is going to New Market.
b. He is going towards New Market.
†Kvb wKQyi Dc‡ii w`‡K Pjvi MwZ †evSv‡Z up e‡m|
Examples:
a. The electrician is climbing up the ladder.
b. Mike likes riding his car up the hill.
†Kvb wKQyi wb‡Pi w`‡K Pjvi MwZ †evSv‡Z down e‡m|
Examples:
a. The spider moved down the tree.
b. It is easier to run down the hill than go up.
†Kvb wKQyi eivei Pjvi MwZ †evSv‡Z along/by e‡m|
Examples:
a. Hena was wandering along/ by the road.
b. They rode along/ by a narrow road.
†Kvb wKQyi PZzw`©‡K Pjvi ev †Nvivi MwZ ev ‡Kvb wKQyi cvk w`‡q Ny‡i Avmvi MwZ †evSv‡Z round e‡m|
Examples:
a. Hena was wandering round the house.
b. Please, draw circles round the misspelt words.
†Kvb wKQyi gvS w`‡q Pjvi MwZ †evSv‡Z between e‡m|
Examples:
a. Hena was running between the two houses.
†Kvb wKQyi evwni n‡Z †fZ‡i MwZ †evSv‡Z into Ges †Kvb wKQyi †fZi n‡Z evB‡ii w`‡K MwZ †evSv‡Z out of e‡m|
Examples:
a. The ball went out of the stadium.
b. She came into the room.
c. The man came out of the counter fast.
†Kvb wKQyi Dc‡i cwZZ nIqvi MwZ †evSv‡Z onto e‡m|
Examples:
a. He jumped onto the chair.
†Kvb wKQyi Dci n‡Z wew”Qbœ ev weP¨yZ nIqvi MwZ †evSv‡Z off e‡m|
Examples:
a. The cat jumped off the chair.
b. An apple fell off the tree.
†Kvb ¯’vb n‡Z MwZ †evSv‡Z from e‡m|
Examples:
a. The man ran away from his hut.
b. The books are brought from Nilkhet.
Preposition of time:
On, in, at, by, within, since, for, during, after, before, till, until etc.
Points to be noted
Hourly ev GK N›Uv cici ev GK N›Uv AšÍi N‡U Ggb †Kvb KvR eySv‡Z Gi the hour c~‡e© on e‡m|
Examples:
a. The bus leaves the stoppage on the hour.
b. He takes coffee on the hour.
c. My better half phones me on the hour.
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eqm Gi c~‡e© at e‡m|
Examples:
a. I went there at 17.
b. She met me first at the age of 14.
c. He left the job at his 56.
¯‹zj, K‡jR, wek¦we`¨vjq, jvB‡eªix, nvmcvZvj, wQ‡bgv nj, w_‡qUvi, Awdm BZ¨vw` †h D‡Ï‡k¨ cÖwZôv Kiv n‡q‡Q †m D‡Ïk¨ eySv‡j G‡`i c~‡e© at Ges wfbœ †Kvb
D‡Ïk¨ eySv‡j in e‡m|
Examples:
a. He is at his office (on duty).
b. He is in his office (off duty).
c. She was in the hospital. (off duty).
d. She was at hospital. (on duty).
e. I’m at university. (on duty).
f. I’m in the university. (off duty).
†Kvb esk ev cwiev‡i Rb¥MÖnY Kiv eySv‡Z come of + family/ clan wjL‡Z nq| Ab¨w`‡K †Kvb ¯’v‡b Rb¥MÖnY Kiv eySv‡Z come from + place
wjL‡Z nq|
Examples:
a. Rajib came of a rich family.
b. Rajib came from Dinajpur.
c. Sumaiya came of Chowdhury family.
Ocean, sea, river, swimming pool, lake BZ¨vw`i c~‡e© at emv‡j cvwbi KvQvKvwQ _vKv eySvq| Ab¨w`‡K G‡`i c~‡e© in emv‡j cvwbi g‡a¨ _vKv
eySvq|
[Note: sea Gi c~‡e© the bv wj‡L ïay at sea wjLv n‡j Zv Øviv mvaviYZ Rvnv‡Ri ev cvwbi Dc‡i _vKv eySvq|]
Examples:
a. They were in the sea. (mgy‡`ªi cvwb‡Z)
b. They were at the sea. (mgy‡`ªi cvwbi KvQvKvwQ)
c. They were at sea. (cvwbi Dc‡i _vKv eySv‡”Q)
Differential
1. Over + the phone (phone Gi c~‡e© the/ article _vK‡j Zvi c~‡e© over wjL‡Z nq|)
2. By + phone (phone Gi c~‡e© the/ article bv _vK‡j Zvi c~‡e© by wjL‡Z nq|)
3. on + the phone ( Kv‡iv phone Gi jvB‡b _vKv eySv‡Z phone Gi c~‡e© on wjL‡Z nq|)
Practice Section
1. A preposition stands before a/ an _____.
A. Noun B. Pronoun C. Noun phrase and noun clause D. All of the above
2. The word „preposition‟ is a/ an _____.
A. Preposition B. Noun C. Pronoun D. Adjective
3. Which of the following is a preposition?
A. Save B. Barring C. Form D. Both A & B
4. “He came into my room at 11pm.” Here „into‟ is a/ an ______.
A. Noun B. Preposition C. Adjective D. Adverb
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5. “He came into.” Here „into‟ is a/ an ___.
A. Noun B. Adjective C. Preposition D. Adverb
6. “The above sentence is an example of passive voice.” Here „above‟ is a/ an ___.
A. Noun B. Adjective C. Preposition D. Adverb
7. “Our blessings come from above.” Here „above‟ is a/ an ___.
A. Noun B. Adverb C. Preposition D. Adjective
8. “The patient died after the doctor had arrived.” Here „after‟ is a/ an ___.
A. Adjective B. Adverb C. Preposition D. Conjunction
9. “While eating fuchka, Rupa sat ___ me.
A. into B. outside C. Before D. On
10. “In the line for the tickets, Rupa was ___ me.
A. into B. outside C. Before D. In front of
11. As the little boy was ___ the banyan tree, I couldn‟t see him.
A. Behind B. outside C. Before D. In front of
12. Sumon lives ___ Mirpur ___ Dhaka.
A. in, in B. in, at C. at, at D. at, in
13. Sumon lives ___ Shewrapara ___ Mirpur.
A. in, in B. in, at C. at, at D. at, in
14. A bird flew ___ our head.
A. On B. Over C. To D. Off
15. The jackfruit fell ___ the tree.
A. On B. Over C. Onto D. Off
16. Rana jumped ___ the wall when an angry dog chased him.
A. On B. Over C. Onto D. Off
17. The prices of daily commodities are going ___ day by day.
A. Down B. Over C. Above D. Up
18. The living standard of the poor people is going ___ day by day for inflation.
A. Down B. Over C. Above D. Up
19. The first ball of Mustafizur Rahman went ___ the ground with a huge six.
A. Into B. In C. Out of D. From
20. Don‟t run ___ name and fame.
A. for B. to C. towards D. after
21. He was going ___ college.
A. at B. to C. towards D. after
22. I am not sure about his destination. Maybe he was going ___ college.
A. at B. to C. towards D. after
23. He entered ___ the room.
A. in B. into C. out of D. No preposition needed
24. He may come here _____ 2 hours.
A. by B. in C. for D. from
25. He can‟t see properly. He is blind __ eyes.
A. to B. of C. from D. since
26. He is blind __ his son‟s fault.
A. of B. to C. for D. by
27. He relieved me __ anxiety.
A. from B. with C. of D. by
28. Hena has been ill __ Friday.
A. from B. for C. since D. by
29. Hena has been ill __ 7 days.
A. from B. for C. since D. by
30. The lady ____ blue is my better half.
A. with B. in C. of D. beside
31. “This is 10 O‟ clock.” Here „o‟ is a/ an __.
A. Noun B. Adjective C. Preposition D. Conjunction