Preposition- Between & Among

Here I am going to explain the usage of the preposition 'between' and 'among'

The preposition ‘between’ is used  when

1)      there are 2 things

2)      there is definite number   and there is close relationship between them

Example

a)      The father distributed the money between his 2 sons.(defiante number)

b)      An agreement was signed between India , Pakistan and China(definite number and close connection)

The preposition ‘among’ is used when

1)      there are more than 2 persons/things

2)      no definite number in mind

Example

1)      On his birthday he distributed sweets among his friends

2)      He distributed cloths among the poor

Preposition of travel and movement

There are certain prepositions which are often used in the sentences indicating travel or movement.

Case -1 (means of transport)

I travel by train.

He travel by bus.

I would like to travel by car.

Similarly, we can use ‘by’ with other means of transport

-by ship

-by boat

-by sea

-by air

Case -2 use of “on”

-on foot

-on bicycle

-on horse back

Case -3 use “get in/get into” a vehicle

He get into the train timely

Case -4 use “get on” when mounting on horse/bicycle.

Case -5 use “get out” of a vehicle

Case -6 use “get off” a horse,a bicycle

Preposition of Place (at/in/on)

Use of preposition “at”

It is used when we refer to a particular point of place

Example

At the entrance

At the door

At the gate

At the address

At the corner

At the station

At the end of street

At the corner

At the bottom of page

Use of preposition “in”

It is used when the we refer to an enclosed space or someone/something inside a limited area.

Example

In USA

In delhi

In the room

In the park

In my wallet

In the hall

In the building

In his pocket

Note- ‘at’ is used for small place and ‘in’ is used for big place ,town,city,country.

Eg

Case -1 I live at Delhi in India.

Case -2 I live in Delhi.

Note-‘at’ shows still position where as ‘in’ shows movement.

Eg

Case -1 She is at school.

Case-2 The car is in the state of motion.

Use of preposition “on”

It is used when we refer to the surface of an object

Example

On  the floor

On the paper

On the wall

On the door

On the carpet

On the table

On the ceiling

Parts of the speech.

There are 8 parts of speech

1)Noun-Noun is a word that tells the name of a person , place , thing , an emotion or an idea.
Example- Ram goes to the market every evening.
Here Ram and market are nouns.

2)Pronoun-The word that takes place of a noun is called pronoun.
Example-Ram goes to the market every evening. He buys chocolates.
"He" is pronoun because it replaces the noun "Ram".

3)Verb-It is a word which shows action or state of being.
Ram goes to the market every evening.
"goes" is an action word so it is a verb.

4)Adverb-It is a word that describes verb.
Example- Ram generally goes to market every evening.
Here the word "generally" is an adverb.

5)Adjectives-A words that describes noun.
Ram goes to the super-market every evening.
Here the word "super" is an adjective.

6)Preposition-A word which relates noun or pronoun with the sentence.
Ram goes to the market in the evening.
Here "in"  is a preposition.

7)Conjunctions-It is a word that joins words or sentences.
Ram goes to the market and the park every evening.
Here "and" is a conjunction

8)Interjection-It is a word which express sudden emotions.
Wow!Ram goes to the market every evening.
here the word "Wow!" is an interjection.