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It is used to indicate a limit. For example:

The snow was piled up to the roof.
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It is used to indicate a relationship between two things in a sentence. For example:

Do not respond to every little thing in your life.
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Omission of Prepositions

Sometimes, we wrongly use prepositions at places where they are not required.

Incorrect Correct

Hurry or we will miss out the show. Hurry or we will miss the show.

Meet with me/up with me this afternoon. Meet me this afternoon.

Separate out the good ones from the Separate the good ones from the bad ones.
bad ones.

I met him on last Friday. I met him last Friday.

Practice Time 2

A. Fill in the blanks using as or like.
1. On Saturday, _______________ on Sunday, we had many visitors.

2. My brother works _______________ an Assistant Professor.
3. He turned out to be _______________ the others who had no sympathy.

4. I would never behave _______________ that.
5. The door hinge can be used _______________ a nut cracker.

B. Fill in the blanks with in, into, on, and to.
1. Let me help you get _______________ the escalator.

2. Will you be going _______________ the next lecture?
3. She is reading a book _______________ her room.
Prepositions Listening & Speaking Time
4. She poured the juice _______________ the mug.
5. I gave her a chair to sit _______________.

The teacher will read out the Tom and Jerry story from the passage given at the end
of the book. He/She will ask the students to note down the prepositions used in each
sentence. He/She, then, randomly will ask the students, what prepositions he/she has
identified. If required, the teacher will read the story twice.

(Refer to the `Listening and Speaking Text® given at the end of the book.)

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