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

Prepositions of Time At-In-On

The preposition " at "  

CASE -1 time indicated in the sentence is sharp and precise.
Example
1) I have to catch the train at 1 p.m.
2) Church close at noon.
3) I would like to talk to you at dinner time.
4) I love reading at bedtime.
5) The best time to offer prayer is at the sunrise or at sunset.
6) The show starts at 7.30 pm.
7) Its prohibited to go out at midnight.
8) I will meet you at the start of the match
note-'at't is used here with time of the day-sunrise,sunset,noon,midnight
CASE-2  at holidays or festivals
Example
1) I will go to home at Diwali
2) Maria is too busy at Christmas
CASE -3 at an age
Example
1) I would going to buy a car at an age of 18.
2) At 16, he joined his father's business.
CASE-4
at night
at the weekend
at the same time
at present
at any moment

The preposition "in"

used in a period(period of time/months/seasons/years/centuries)

Example

1)in 2 hrs.

2)in 4 days.

3)in February.

4) in summer

5)in 2011

6)in 20th century.
7)in the morning
8)in the afternoon

The preposition "on" 

used for days/dates/special days

Example

1) on Monday.

2) on 29 August..

3) on Father's day.

4) on my birthday.

5) on Independence day eve.
6) on Monday morning

Adjectives

The word which qualifies noun or pronoun is called "Adjective". Its is one of the 8 part of speech.It describes or give information about noun or pronoun.
Example
1)He is a brilliant student.(The word 'brilliant' is an adjective)
2)He is the first person in the history to achieve the target.(The word 'first' is an adjective)
3) The shortest day comes in December. (The word 'shortest' is an adjective)




Broadly the  adjectives can be classified as follows.
1) Adjectives of quantity.(some,little,few)
2) Adjectives of quality.(fine,brilliant,good)
3) Adjectives of number.(first,three,second)
4) Demonstrative Adjectives((this,that,these,those)
5) Interrogative Adjectives.((whose,which,what)
6) Possesive Adjectives.(my,your,our)

SPECIAL

Oftenly the adjectives consist of more than one word. It is called adjectival(Adjectival Phrase)
example

The chair which is in the room is made of wood.(the phrase 'which is in the room' is adjectival phrase')

The detail of each kind of adjective is discussed in subsequent posts.

Indirect Object

In the last post I discussed what the "Object" in english grammar is. An object is the person or a thing affected by the action stated by the verb. Some verbs are followed by 2 objects.

1) Direct Object

2) Indirect Object

Direct Object-It is the person or thing affected by the action of verb

Indirect Object-It is the person who receive the direct object.

The Standard Rule for using the indirect is that it has to be placed before the direct object

SUBJECT + VERB +INDIRECT OBJECT+DIRECT OBJECT

Example
I gave him a book
Subject -I

Verb-gave

Indirect Object- him (because he is the receiver of the object,a book)

Direct Object - book(because verb 'give' is associated with 'book' directly)

Other Examples

He bought her a present.("her" is indirect object and "present" is direct object)

Please show me the paper("me" is indirect object and "paper" is direct object)

Could you lend your friend some money?("friend" is indirect object and "money" is direct object)