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Recall your learning of basic prepositions and complete the sentences using the prepositions given in brackets.

over under on between
among into with since
in front of near/beside

(a) The boy jumped ______ a narrow stream. 

(b) Afsar will meet me ______ Friday morning. 

(c) The temple is ______ the bank. 

(d) My friend will meet me ______ his brother tomorrow. 

(e) There is usually a garden ______ a bungalow. 

(f) Yuvan has been studying well ______ childhood. 

(g) A trekker climbed ______ a mountain meticulously. 

(h) There was a skirmish ______ my brother and sister. 

(i) The laudable thoughts were apparent ______ many scholars in a conference.

(j) It is easy to work ______ vthe aegis of visionary leader.

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(a) The boy jumped into a narrow stream.

We use ‘into’ to indicate a change in the position of an object.

(b) Afsar will meet me on Friday morning.

We use ‘on’ to indicate a specific day or date.

(c) The temple is near/beside the bank.

We use ‘near/beside’ to indicate the position of an object close or adjacent to another.

(d) My friend will meet me with his brother tomorrow.

We use ‘with’ to form a relationship between the subject and all the other words.

(e) There is usually a garden in front of a bungalow.

We use ‘in front of’ to indicate the position of an object ahead or right in front of another object.

(f) Yuvan has been studying well since childhood.

We use ‘since’ to indicate something occurring from a time in the past until now.

(g) A trekker climbed over a mountain meticulously.

We use ‘over’ to indicate above or on top of something.

(h) There was a skirmish between my brother and sister.

We use ‘between’ to indicate in the middle of two people.

(i) The laudable thoughts were apparent among many scholars in a conference.

We use ‘among’ to indicate in the middle of or between two or more people.

(j) It is easy to work under vthe aegis of visionary leader.

We use ‘under’ to indicate below or underneath something.

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(a) into 

(b) on 

(c) near/beside 

(d) with 

(e) in front of 

(f) since 

(g) over 

(h) between 

(i) among 

(j) under

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