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Into indicates movement towards the interior of something.

• Jaspreet ran into the room to answer the phone.
At expresses the idea of aiming at something or hitting something.

• Kamna threw the paper ball at me.
Across indicates movement from one end to the other.

• The boys strode across the bridge.
Over indicates movement from one side of a place to another.

• The cat jumped over the table.
Along indicates parallel movement or a side by side movement.

• The thief moved quietly along the garden wall.
For indicates movement to a place.

• We will be leaving for Manali tomorrow morning.
Against indicates pressure or contact.
• The waves struck against the shore.

From indicates the point of departure.

• Mr Singh has been transferred from this office.
Off indicates separation. It has the sense of from the surface of or down from.
• Suresh fell off the tree and broke his leg.

Out of indicates movement from inside to out.
• Sheena is getting out of the car.

Solved Examples

I. These sentences contain an extra preposition. Strike out the unnecessary preposition
and rewrite the correct sentences in the space provided.
1. We will buy apples on our way to home.

We will buy apples on our way home.
2. I left my water bottle in school at today.
I left my water bottle in school today.

3. She got on in the train before it left.
She got on the train before it left.

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