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A. Underline the prepositions in these sentences.

1. I walked to the shop.

2. The boy jumped off the wall.

3. I have never heard of him before.

4. Potatoes grow under the ground.

5. Hide behind the door till they leave.

6. Why don’t you wait outside the office?

7. The bird built its nest between the branches of the tree.

8. Please collect all the books and place them on the table.

9. They climbed over the fence and went into the garden next door.

10. The pilgrims went to the bank of the Ganga for a dip in the holy river.

Kinds of Prepositions

There are different kinds of prepositions. Let us study about them.

Read these sentences.
y He is waiting for us at home.

y The winner is on the victory stand.
y The children are in the hall.

y Are you going to school now?

y The town lies halfway between Delhi and Jaipur.
y I hung my coat behind the door.

y The cat is under the chair.
y Someone has parked his car in front of our gate.

y I put the table cloth over the table.
y The bell was hanging above the door.

The highlighted prepositions show where something is located.

Prepositions that tell us about the position of things are called prepositions of place.

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