PREPOSITION:-

1) The preposition should be placed immediately before the relative which it governs; as,
E.g: - He is a person in whom I am such interested.
E.g: - She is a woman whom I am much attached.
2) If two verbs are used and they cannot both be followed by the same preposition, the correct much be put in after
each verb; as,
E.g: - He has been thinking about you and taking for you all day.
E.g: - It will not add to, but rather detract from.
3) Preposition are sometimes repeated unnecessarily; as,
E.g: - The proposal, to which she had given her consent (to) is this.
1) At, In:- at is used with places, usually small town and villages. At is used before a definite point of time. “In” is used
with countries and large town and before a period of time; as,
E.g: - I waked up at 6’o clock in the morning.
E.g: - He lives at Hissar in the Punjab.
E.g: - She lives in Bombay.
2) By, with:- By is used to express the agent or doer of the action with relates to the instrument with each the actions
is done; as,
E.g: - He was stabbed by a robber with a knife.
E.g: - He was struck by his enemy with a stick.
E.g: - To kill two birds with one stone.
3) Between, among: - Between is used with two person or things while among is used with more than two
persons/things.
E.g: - Divide this cake between these two boys (not among).
E.g: - He was standing among the people (not between).
4) In, into:- in is used in speaking of things at rest while “into” is used in speaking of things in motion with direction; as,
E.g: - He is in bed.
E.g: - He was standing in the hall.
E.g: - They marched into the hall.
E.g: - He jumped into the wall.
5) On, upon:- on is used in speaking of thing at rest while upon of things in motion; as,
E.g: - She sat on a chair.
E.g: - The cat sprang upon the table.
Note: - on and upon are almost always idiomatically interchangeable. Upon is often preferred where the preposition
follows its subject; as,
E.g: - He had no evidence to go upon.
6) In, within:- In means at the end of a future period, while within means before the end of a future period; as,
E.g: - I shall be here in two days (at the end of).
E.g: - I shall be here within two days (before the end of).
7) After, in: - After generally used to denote some period of time in the past, while “In” is generally used to show some
period in the future; as,
E.g: - He returned to Delhi after a week (at the end of a week in the past).
E.g: - He will return to Delhi in a week (at the end of a week in the future).
8) Beside, besides: - Beside means by the side of or outside of while “besides” means in addition to.
E.g: - He came and sat beside me (adjacent to).
E.g: - Besides giving him advice, he gave him his register.
9) Before, for: - Before is used in positive and affirmative sentence to denote a point of future time; for is used in
negative sentence to denote a period of time; as,
E.g: - The sun will not raise for an hour (negative).
E.g: - The sun will not rise before an hour (wrong usage).
E.g: - The sun will rise before 7’o clock (affirmative).
10) Since, from, for: - Since is used to denote a point of time, never a period of time. It is preceded by a verb in the
present tense. But it is correctly used when we speak of the past time and can never be used with reference to the
present or future time; as,
E.g: - I have not seen him since last month.
E.g: - Ali has been ill since Thursday.
-> From: - Denotes a point of time, it may be used with all the tenses. It must be followed by “to”, “till”, ”until” either
expressed or understand; as,
E.g: - He worked from morning to evening.
E.g: - He began French from the age of nine.
-> For: - Denotes a period of time, it may use with any tense except the present imperfect tense; as,
E.g: - I have not seen her for two months.
11) At: - is used to indicate a point of time, small places instead of period of time and large places.
E.g: - Meet me at 9’o clock.
E.g: - Ahmed is waiting for you at the bus stop.
12) In: - is used to indicate period of time and marge places instead of pointing of time small places.
E.g: - I have a meeting in Karachi.
E.g: - I met him in the morning.
13) On: - Indicate position about touching the object.
E.g: - You are standing on my feet.
E.g: - Your book is on the table.
14) Above: - indicate a much higher position then the preposition “on” does. It also indicates something out of reach.
E.g: - Hold your hands above your head.
E.g: - stars are above the sky.
15) Over: - a position between n and above which is not touching.
E.g: - There are clouds over the hills.
E.g: - A bird flew over my head.
16) Under: - is the opposite of “on” means below the surface of something.
E.g: - The cat is under the table.
E.g: - We are under the roof.
17) Below: - indicate something below at the slightly lower position then what under indicates; as,
E.g: - Do you see the lime below the paper.
E.g: - I have scared just below my might.
18) To: - Indicates motion in direction of the place.
E.g: - We are going to swat.
E.g: - I went to college.
19) From: - Shows point of place at which a motion, journey or action starts.
E.g: - He came from Mardan.
E.g: - He walked from bridge to farm.
20) Into: - indicates a motion towards / going inside of something.
E.g: - He entered into the house.
21) Out of: - means the opposition of into, it indicates a motion towards outside of something; as,
E.g: - He is going out of town.
E.g: - Get out of my house.
22) Through: - indicates motion in the middle of something.
E.g: - We drove through a tunnel.
E.g: - They came through the tunnel.
23) Across: - means going to other side of a river, road or something.
E.g: - We met across the road.
E.g: - My house is across the bank.
24) Beside: - means at the side of; next to something.
E.g: - The car beside the cycle is mine.
E.g: - I will always be beside you.
25) Infront of: - means a position facing somebody/ something.
E.g: - He parked his car infront of my house.
 E.g: - He was nervous infront of me.
26) Behind: - means at the far side of something (or out of side), it is opposite of infront of.
E.g: - He parked his car behind my house.
27) Towards: - means a motion in direction of something metaphorically or literary.
E.g: - He moved towards the labor party.
28) By: - means “near to” or “next to” somebody/ something by + method of transport (by + car/ rickshaw/ bus/ train).
By + method of communication by + post/ mail/ telephone/ fax.
E.g: - My flat is by salon.
E.g: - I spoke to her by telephone.
29) Up: - means a motion to wards a higher place or position.
E.g: - We were climbing up the hill.
E.g: - lift your hand up.
30) Down: - indicate the opposite meaning of up, it means a motion towards a lower place/ position.
E.g: - He was working down the river.
E.g: - Go down the stairs.
31) Between: - indicates somebody/ something to be in the middle of to other things or persons.
E.g: - Ali is sitting between Ahmed and Raees.
32) Among: - indicates somebody/ something to be in the middle of more than two things or person.
E.g: - He was sitting among his friends.