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Educational => Learning English => Grammar => Topic started by: Mustafizur rRhman on May 29, 2013, 04:10:32 PM
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ABOUT
#Regarding: I know everything about Him.
#Round: She wrapped a piece of cloth about her finger.
#Nearly: This marker is about six inches long.
#In relation to: She came to our house about the marriage ceremony.
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AT
#Small & unimportant Place: He lives at Bandarban.
#Time: Shegufta Madam will come at 5 p.m.
#Cost: The diamond-ring priced at taka ten thousand.
#Destination: The Dog ran at Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
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BY
#Near: Nitu, sit by me.
#With: Push the ball by your hands.
#Near time /Nagad: Maya Madam will come by 2:00 pm.
#Accordingly: Now it is 1:30 by my computer.
#Swear: By Allah, I will beat You.
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IN
#Big & Important Place: Faria lives in Mumbai.
#Duration: Rani will come in an hour.
#Situation: Irina Madam is in good heath.
#Consideration: Please study more in your own interest.
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OF
#Owner: This computer is of my students.
#Materials: The gold of this ring is pure.
#About: I know nothing of your friend.
#Reason: She is beautiful of her age.
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ON
#Touching: Put your mobile on the desk.
#Date/Day: Bachum will come on the 15th of this month.
#Accordingly: She sang the song on my request.
#About a subject: He wrote a poem on Bangladesh.
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TO
#In the direction of: I am going to Pabna not Hemayetpur.
#Accordingly: I do listen to music to my likings.
#Headed for: I invited my students to my birthday party on the 20th December.
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WITH
#In the company of: The bomb bursts out with a big sound.
# On: Do not be angry with me.
#By means of: The teacher spell-bounded the students with her smile.
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WITHIN
#In: Put the money in the locker/ chest/cascade.
#Definite time: I will finish the class within an hour.
#Limit: Live within your earning/means.
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DON’T USE PREPOSITION AFTER THESE VERBS
Reach, resemble, violate, discuss, resign, sign, investigation,
Recommend, order, Command, enter etc.
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IN~AFTER
‘IN’ is used in Future & Present tense
Exam: Mina will come in a week (future).
‘AFTER’ is used in the past tense
Exam: Tina came after a week. (past)
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BETWEEN~AMONG
#BETWEEN: Two persons or two things.
AMONG: More then two.
Example:
#Divide the apple between Koli and Moli.
#Distribute the money among the students of elementary students.
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BY~WITH
#BY: By person ~~WITH: with something
Example: The snake was killed by the boy with a stick.
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SINCE/FOR
#SINCE: From a definite time ~ She has been beautiful since her green age.
#FOR: For a certain time ~I have been shouting in the class for the last one hour.
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IN~BY~BEFORE
#IN: Period of time ~I shall come in a week.
#BY/BEFORE ~Point of time ~I shall come back by/before the Friday of this month.
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ON~IN~AT
#ON ~Date/Day
#IN ~month\year
#AT ~point of time
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IN~AT
# IN: Big place& time.
~Small place & time.
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ALONG~ACROSS
#Borabor: Go along the forest.
Crossing something~Swim across the river Padma.
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ON~OFF
#Abir is standing on the table
~Sabir, keep your feet off the table.
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COMPARING SOME PREPOSITIONS
In ~Into
#The Titanic is in the North Atlantic Ocean.
~The Titanic is into the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Its a very useful post !!! Thanx a lot !!!
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useful tips for using preposition