Test: Preposition - 1 - Class 6 MCQ

Under:  ( location, amount, process).

The preposition " Under " Is used  for the position below something.

Example :- Under the table, Under the tree.

Depend on :-  to rely on

The preposition on indicates the time and place. 

Here, we will play or not, depends on the weather.

One of the main uses of the preposition into is to indicate movement toward the inside of a place.
Example:- The children jumped into the lake, Robbers broke into the house.

We use the preposition " In"  After the noun "Increase " when we talk about what increases.
So, the use of " In" Is significant here.

There are 7 adjective which are used as comparative degrees.

For example- junior, senior, prior, prefer, inferior don't take " Than" After them in comparative degree. Rather than they take " To "after them.

Example :- He is superior to me.

We use the preposition for as follows:-
► Ask for something
► Apply for something
► Look for something
► Pay for something
► Here, paid for is correctly used.

♦ "I prefer coffee to tea" is the correct one.

This means that I like coffee more than tea. The preposition " To" is used to separate the two things that we are comparing.
Here the adjective preferred is used as comparative degree.
So, "to" Is used as a preposition.

When used as an intransitive verb, the prepositions that can be used after suffer are :- ( from, for, by, in, at).

Here in the given options from is the right choice.

Example:-  Alcoholics suffer from periods of oblivion. 

When someone dies of a known direct cause " Of" Is used.
Example:- He dies of a disease.

When cause of death is not direct or clear then "from" Is used.
Example:- Died from drinking caustic soda.

The preposition of expresses the relationship of a part of something to it's whole. It is the most used preposition in English . Of  usually shows a connection or belonging.