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20                           Prepositions








                                                                                                Warm-up



                Read this conversation and fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

                Mother: Please, help me tidy up the house. Some guests are coming over

                                the evening. Nina, please put the books                       the table, and the
                toys                  the box.


                Pavan: Mummy, should I clean the windowpanes                               this brush?

                Mother: Yes, please, Pavan! You can then help me lay out
                the rug                  the centre table.


                Nina: I am wiping the centre table top
                the cloth, Mummy.


                Mother: Thanks! I am going                         the storeroom
                to get the feather duster                    there.

                Nina: I am done wiping the centre table. Can I help you dust the lamp shades and

                the wall hangings                     the feather duster?


                The words that you have used to fill in the blanks show the relation between a noun
                or pronoun and another word in the sentence.





                        Prepositions join a noun or a pronoun with another noun or pronoun in a sentence.




             A.   Underline the prepositions in these sentences.

                  1.  Nagaland is a state in India.

                  2.  His spectacles were on the table.

                  3.  I saw them getting into the bus.

                  4.  I offered my seat to her.

                  5.  Underline the sentence with a pencil.

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