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Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
1. Where do you come _______________?
2. My cousin lives _______________ Norway.
3. They are walking _______________ the bridge.

4. I don’t like flying, so I went to Delhi _______________ bus.
5. You can stay _______________ me _______________ a few days.

Let’s Learn Prepositions

A preposition expresses the relation of one word with another word in a sentence. It stands
before a noun or a pronoun and provides additional and necessary details. Prepositions
cannot stand alone.

For example: up, to, in, off, on, since, without, before, among, until, with, etc.

Let’s Learn Types of Prepositions

Prepositions are of various types.

A preposition of place is used to show the place where something is located such as at, in,
on, during, near, over, under, between, behind. For example:
The book is on the floor.
O
The bank is near the office.
O
My school is behind the stadium.
O
A preposition of direction is used to indicate the direction of someone or something, such
as over, under, to, on, into, in, onto. For example:

The bus is passing under the bridge.
O
The train is going into the tunnel.
O
We are turning to the right.
O

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