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¾ for–used to indicate a time duration

¾ from–used to indicate a starting time only when the ending time is also known

¾ since–used to indicate a starting time

Incorrect Correct

Divide the food between the children. Divide the food among the children.

I have been waiting from two hours. I have been waiting for two hours.

I will be attending the classes regularly since I will be attending the classes
Monday. regularly from Monday.

Prepositions are used to link a noun, pronoun or a noun phrase to other parts of a sentence.

Uses of Along

When along is used as a preposition, it is followed by a noun.

It is used to talk about a movement on or beside the thing referred to in the sentence.

• We walked along the river.

It is used to mean with someone or something.

• Could I bring my daughter along with me?

Use of Except

Except is followed by a noun which acts as its object. It is used to mean ‘apart from’.

• Everybody came except Anand.
Uses of Compare to and Compare with

Compare to is used to show similarities.

• Her singing is much better compared to her dancing.

Compare with is used to show differences.

• It is as ridiculous as comparing ice with fire.

Uses of Correspond to and Correspond with

To correspond to something is to match up with something.

• This cap does not correspond to this bottle. It does not fit.

To correspond with somebody is to write letters back and forth.

• I need to correspond with the manager to remind him of the issue.

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