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Prepositions

ICSE · Class 8 · English Language: Grammar and Composition

Summary of Prepositions for ICSE Class 8 English Language: Grammar and Composition. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Prepositions are words that show relationships in time, place, direction, company, purpose, and other special uses. A preposition links a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence and helps show exact meaning. In English grammar, the most important prepositions in this chapter are grouped by t

Key Concepts

At is used for a point

At is used for a point of time, festivals, mealtimes, and indefinite periods such as midnight, Diwali, lunch, and night. On is used for days, dates, a

In with a time period means

In with a time period means at the end of that period. Within means before the end of that period.

By 5 o'clock means any point

By 5 o'clock means any point before 5 or exactly at 5. Until 5 o'clock means not before 5. Before 5 o'clock excludes the exact point of 5 o'clock. Aft

At suggests a certain point

At suggests a certain point in a neighbourhood. On shows a surface. In shows interior or containment. Other place pairs include over and under, above

Between is used with two entities

Between is used with two entities. Among is used with a group or many things together.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify prepositions used for time, place, and other uses
  • Use at, on, and in correctly for different kinds of time
  • Use at, on, and in correctly for different kinds of place
  • Distinguish between in and within
  • Distinguish between by, before, after, and until

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