Preposition | English Grammar for Junior Classes - Class 1 PDF Download

Introduction & Definition

Prepositions are terms that inform you where something is placed or positioned related to something else. Apart from telling you where something is located, prepositions can too show you when something occurred. We use prepositions all the point when we are describing people, places, and things.

Examples:

• Divide the chocolate between the two girls.
  
• The old man lies in bed all day.
  
• I am fond of ice cream.
• They visited Paris during the summer holidays.
• They are talking about the football game.
  
• India is playing against Pakistan in the World Cup.

Points to be remembered:

• “On” is used to state surface of something. Example: The red pen is on the desk.
•  “In” is used to indicate within or inside anything. Example: I kept all the toys in the box.
• “Under” is used to indicate something exactly below it. Example: Pen is lying under the bed.
• “Next to” is used to point out position right beside somebody or something. Example: Dia is sitting next to Ria.
• “Behind” is used to point something at or toward the back of something. Example: Who is standing behind Ria?
•  “In front of” is used to indicate position just ahead of something or somebody. Example: Box is in front of the table.
• “Over” is used indicate something extending directly upwards from something. Example: Kite is flying over the tree.

Some more examples:

1. There is a rabbit in the picture.
2. The boy is sitting on the chair.
3. Ria is in the room.
4. The pencil is in her hand.
5. Tom is hiding behind the box.
6. I have no money in my purse.
7. The cat is sitting on the floor.
8. We live on the tenth floor.
9. Set the mats on the table.
10. An old lady is sitting under the tree.