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ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Alphabet
Vowels & Consonants
Word Building
Sentences
Articles
Cardinal-Ordinal Numbers
Noun
Pronoun
Verb
Adverb
Adjective
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
Tenses
Opposites
Active & Passive Voice
Direct & Indirect Speech
Vocabulary
PREPOSITION
Kinds of Preposition
Preposition of Time
Preposition of Position
Preposition of Direction
PREPOSITIONS OF POSITION
Prepositions of Position (at/in, between/among, above/over, under/below/beneath/underneath)
AT/IN
'At' refers to an act/point.
Examples
I will meet you
at
the airport.
Smith stood
at
the end of the lane.
'In' refers to a big area.
I live
in
New York.
Keep important documents
in
your pocket/bag.
BETWEEN/AMONG (AMONGST)
'Between' is used to differentiate - two persons / things or show the positions / distance.
Examples
The estate is divided
between
Sita & Geeta.
The distance
between
Baroda and Ahmedabad is about 120 kms.
My villa is
between
the woods, the river and the village.
'Among' is used for two or more persons / things.
The sweets wear distributed
among
the children of class.
Let’s discuss the issues
among
the departments.
The letter is somewhere
among
these papers.
'Amongst' is also used for more than two persons / things but always used before a vowel.
We shared the profit
amongst
us.
Tarun stood
amongst
the big trees of the dark forest.
ABOVE/OVER
'Above' is used for higher than.
Examples
The fan is
above
my head.
He got
above
60% marks.
'Over' is used to indicate vertically above.
We get water from
over
head tank.
The bottle is in the cabinet
over
the sink.
UNDER / BELOW / BENEATH / UNDERNEATH
'Under' is used for vertically below.
Examples
We had lunch
under
the tree.
The letter is
under
your blue book.
'Below' is used for lower than.
The production figures are
below
average.
He got
below
50% marks.
'Beneath' can be used in the same ways as under and below, but is a more literary or formal word.
The Child soiled the bed sheet
beneath
.
we live
beneath
the same roof.
'Underneath' shows the lower position.
The key is kept
underneath
the carpet.
She was wearing a jacket with a T-shirt
underneath
.
You may also like to see
Kinds of Preposition
Preposition of Time
Preposition of Position
Preposition of Direction
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