Prepositions show the relationship between nouns and pronouns and other words in a sentence.
Exercises
Q. Fill in the blanks with the following propositions.
with, among, from, into, by
- Distribute these chocolates ______________ the students.
- Emma is sitting ______________ John and Jerry.
- They will go ______________ the Orient Express.
- He jumped ______________ the flowing river to save the boy.
- A mango fell ______________ the tree.
Answer
- among
- with
- by
- into
- from
Q. Underline the prepositions in the following sentences.
- The glass is on the table.
- Birds are flying in the sky.
- George is going by car.
- John is sleeping on his bed.
- My dog is playing with a ball.
- The cat jumped upon the table.
- The ball in under the chair.
- My brother has returned from the office.
- The children were sorry for their behaviour.
- I am going for a vacation next week.
Answer
- The glass is on the table.
- Birds are flying in the sky.
- George is going by car.
- John is sleeping on his bed.
- My dog is playing with a ball.
- The cat jumped upon the table.
- The ball is under the chair.
- My brother has returned from the office.
- The children were sorry for their behaviour.
- I am going for a vacation next week.