Prepositions - English Grammar Basics Video Lecture - General Aptitude for GATE - Mechanical Engineering

parts of speech preposition prepositions
are words that connects one thing with
another they show how these things are
related prepositions are usually short
words it is a little complicated but let
us just talk about the most common ones
first prepositions can tell us about
time some of these prepositions are on
before act and in on is used when you
refer today's example I will start
studying on Monday
second one is before before is used to
refer to events done earlier than the
given time example I'll try to come home
before dinner the third one is at F is
used for specific time example we will
have a meeting at five o'clock five
o'clock is a specific time that's why we
used at the last one is in n is used to
refer to months or seasons example I'll
have a vacation in December or you can
also say I'll have a vacation in winter
prepositions can also tell us about the
position or place of something examples
of these are in on under in to and from
in is used when you refer to things
inside a room taxi a country or even a
book example she's in the library or
there in Paris
on could either mean attached to
something or being in the surface
example there is a mirror on the wall
the mirror is attached to the wall
that's why we used on another example
the letters are on the table
the letters are on the surface of the
table that's why we also used on under
means lower than something example your
pen is under the table into means
entering a room or establishment example
I want to go into the trust rent and the
last one is from from refers to where
something or someone is from example
this book is from Julia remember there
are some prepositions which can be used
in either to tell time or place
these prepositions are in on apt and -
let's go now to our exercise choose the
proper preposition for the following
sentences the computer is blank the
table is it in on or from the correct
answer is on the computer is on the
table can you tell me why this is
because the computer is found at the
surface of the table
another one I will watch a movie blank
for p.m. use it on into or at the
correct answer is at app because 4 p.m.
is a specific time