Prepositions of Place

Preposition:

It is the word which usually comes before a noun or pronoun and tells us its relationship with other parts of the sentence.

Preposition of Place:

It is the preposition which is used for referring to a place where something or someone is located.

Please take note of some important prepositions of place which are highlighted in the following sentences.

* I will wait for her at the railway station.

* Nivetha was born in Chennai.

* Bina comes from West Bengal.

* Vijayawada lies on the Krishna.

* Our house is beside the Post Office.

* His house is between the SBI and the Supermarket.

* The dog ran towards the thief.

* The thief jumped over the wall to escape the dog.

* Leela is leaning against the wall.

* Jyothi lives in the apartment by the pond.

* Their house is near The Dmart.

* We were sitting around the table to count the notes.

* The Government built a new bridge across that river.

* I pasted a wall-paper above my computer table.

* Swapna distributed sweets among her classmates on her birthday.

* The student jumped off the school-bus to escape teasing.

Practice Bits:

Fill in the following blanks with appropriate prepositions. Two or more prepositions are possible in some blanks.

1. Charminar is ______ Hyderabad.

2. Chris is _______ the UK.

3. There is big water tank ________my house and his.

4. Hari's shop is standing ________ a big cinema theatre.

5. The municipality built an overbridge ________ the road.

6. They fixed a doorbell ________ the post-box.

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