MP Board Class 9th General English Grammar Prepositions
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वस्तु से संबन्ध बतलाते हैं, Prepositions कहलाते हैं
A word used to show the relation of one thing to another in a sentence is a preposition.
Relation Expressed by Prepositions
(1) Prepositions of Time – कुछ Prepositions समय सूचक होते हैं जैसे-
(i) He came at six.
(ii) I study for seven hours every day.
(iii) She is absent from class for three days.
(iv) They work from 10 to 4.
(2) Prepositions of Place – कुछ Prepositions स्थान सूचक होते हैं, जैसे
(i) He was born in America.
(ii) She was in her room.
(iii) They are coming home from school.
(iv) I stood before him.
(v) The ball is out of the circle.
(3) Prepositions of Movement- कुछ Prepositions गति सूचक/स्थान सूचक होते हैं, जैसे-
(i) He traveled by train.
(ii) I came by car.
(iii) He went there on his bike.
(iv) He travelled in my car.
Use of Some Other Preposition
(1)At, In : At छोटे स्थान के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है। In, बड़े स्थान के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है।
जैसे-
(i) He lives at Dholpur.
(ii) He lives in Madhya Pradesh.
(2) In, Into : In स्थिति को बताता है और Into गति का बोध कराता है।
जैसे-
(i) All the boys are in the class.
(ii) He dived into the river.
(3) With, By : With — यन्त्र के साथ प्रयोग होता है और by कार्य करने वाले के साथ प्रयोग किया जाता है,
जैसे-
(i) We cut the apple with the knife.
(ii) The snake was killed by the farmer.
(4) Since, For : Since निश्चित समय के लिए (जैसे दिन का नाम या तिथि आदि) और for का प्रयोग समय की अवधि के लिए किया जाता है।
जैसे-
(i) He has been ill since Monday.
(ii). Raj Kumar has been absent for three days.
(5) Between, Among : Between दो व्यक्तियों तथा Among दो से अधिक व्यक्तियों के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है।
जैसे-
(i) Divide these sweets between Raj and Ravi.
(ii) He divided his property among his four sons.
(6)On, Upon : On गतिहीन तथा upon गतिशीलता के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है।
जैसे-
(i) The cat is on the mat.
(ii) The dog jumped upon the table.
(7) In, Within : In समय की अवधि की समाप्ति का बोध कराता है और Within समय की अवधि के भीतर का बोध कराता है।
जैसे-
(i) I shall come back in a week. (सप्ताह की समाप्ति पर)
(ii) I shall come within a week. (एक सप्ताह समाप्त होने से पूर्व)
(8) Below, Beneath : Below पद के सन्दर्भ में और Beneath स्थान के सन्दर्भ में प्रयोग किया जाता है।
जैसे-
(i) Your brother is below my rank.
(ii) The lion sat beneath a tree.
(9) Beside, Besides : Beside का अर्थ है-पास और Besides का अर्थ है-अतिरिक्त।।
(i) The boys stood beside the teacher’s.chair.
(ii) Besides the Principal, other teachers spoke in the prayer assembly.
(10) With, Without : With का अर्थ है-साथ और Without का अर्थ बिना (रहित)
जैसे-
(i) Come to me with your brother.
(ii) Come to the field without anything.
Exercise-1
Fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets :
1. Hari has been playing …………………….. two hours. (for, since)
2. He is angry …………………….. me. (to, with)
3. The lion jumped …………………….. the deer. (on, upon)
4. I live …………………….. Kolkata. (in, at)
5. They reached the Bhil village …………………….. 9 O’clock. (in, at)
6. Gita was sitting …………………….. me. (beside, besides)
7. Your sister is angry …………………….. you. (with, from)
8. She cannot finish this work …………………….. time. (on, at, in)
9. Your letter is full …………………….. mistakes. (of, with, from)
10. I knocked thrice …………………….. the door. (at, on)
Answer:
1. for,
2. with,
3. upon,
4. in,
5. at,
6. beside,
7. with,
8. in,
9. of,
10. at.
Exercise-2
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions :
1. Lincoln was born ………… Thursday.
2. He went ………… the hill.
3. He lives ………. Bombay.
4. Yesterday Mohan fell ………… the well.
5. Suman and Rajesh went to see the marble rocks ………… Jabalpur.
6. The teacher was angry ………… Rahul.
7. Look ………… this picture.
8. He met me …………15th August.
9. I don’t want ………… take it back.
10. Put your signature ………… ink
Answer:
1. on,
2. up,
3. in,
4. into,
5. in,
6. with,
7. at,
8. on,
9. to,
10. in.
Exercise-3
Fill in the blanks with at, for, on, or, in :
1. The hunter aimed ………… the lion.
2. They were waiting ………… the station the train.
3. She is looking ………… a job.
4. The girl is sleeping …. the chair ….. an hour.
5. Rita always comes ………… time.
Answer:
1. at,
2. at, for
3. for,
4. on, for,
5. on.