Preposition

Prepared & Delivered by: SADIA KHAN

English-III (BSN 3rd -INS-KMU)
 Outlines
• Preposition
• Examples
• Preposition of place: ON, Onto, UPON, From, To, Over, Above ,Under &
Below, In, At
• Preposition of Time :In & At
 Preposition
A preposition is a word placed before noun or a pronoun to show in what
relation the person or thing denoted by it stands in regard to something else.
The word preposition means “which is placed before”.
A preposition may have two or more words.
1: The road runs OVER hills and plain.
 Examples
A preposition is usually placed before its object, but sometime it follows it; as,
1. What are you thinking of?
2. What are you looking for?
• I am in the class.
This IN in the sentence tells us the relation between pronoun(I) and object class.
Direction
Time
Place
 Preposition of place:ON
• Surface:
The book is ON the table.
He is ON bus stop. ( bus stop is place point)
Dates/Days:
They will come on Friday.
I met her on Monday.
 Cont..
• Devices you are working on:
He is on phone.
Drama will be telecasted on T.V.
• Body Parts:
My brother friend slap me on my face.
• State(Condition):
In summer mango juice is on demand.
I am on bed rest for past three days.
 Onto: Preposition of Place
• Movement:
The cat jump onto the table.
Move the books onto the shelf.
• When you are fully aware of something:
The knew I was onto their plan.
They cancelled the surprise party because they came to know that I was
onto their surprise.
 UPON: Preposition of place
• Immediately after doing something or something happen:
Ali got married immediately upon passing out the college.
Upon declaration of her result, she rushed towards her mother.
• Any event going to happen:
Eid is almost upon us.
Our Exam will soon be upon us.
 Cont..
Used in place of ON:
More formal then on
Depend,congratulate,experience,happen,insisit.
• My whole future depended upon your decision.
• They congratulated him upon his success.
NOUNS:
when two noun is used in a sentence and one is more important than put upon with.
He worked hard year upon year.
 Cont..
Movement:
Both onto and upon is used for movement. When there is physically
movement of something then prefer to use onto.
We were put upon this earth for a purpose.
The child fell upon ground.
 From: Origin
• I am coming from .
• This bus travel from Mumbai.
• Where are you from.
• This is from my side.
Cause of something:
He died from Heart attack.
She is suffering from fever.
 To
TO for direction or as an infinitive:
He is going to school.
We earn to live.
 Over
To show the top:
The birds are flying over my head.
Something hiding something other:
I put my hands over my ears.
For any number or age:
He won the election over 2 million.
 Above
For higher level(comparison of two things):
His house is situated above the sea level.
In Contact but not in touch:
Can you raise your hands above your head.
Temperature:
The temperature of Peshawar is above 30 degree.
 Under and below
Opposite of over is under
• The cat is under the table.
Below is opposite of above
• There was a big box below the painting.
 Preposition of Time
Uses of At:
It is used for minutes, seconds, and hours.
• I go to school at 7’O clock.
Uses of IN:
For calendar time that is years and months.
• Pakistan got independence in 1947.
• My exam is in May.
• I was born in 1999.
 Preposition of Place
Uses of IN:
Any place covered from four sides.
• I am in my home.
• I am in the class.
Uses of AT:
To tell the exact location.
• I am at University gate.