Prepositions

Prepositions Notes-3 [Level-7]

Use of BESIDE / BESIDES

BESIDE = by the side of / next to

Example:

1. Teresa planted the saplings BESIDE each other.

(beside = next to each other)

2. Mona is skating BESIDE Roger.

(beside = by the side of Roger)

Prepositions Practice Exercise-2

Click on the correct preposition from those given in the bracket:

1. The train will arrive ____. [in time / on time]

2. Please be ____ for the party. [in time / on time]

3. The doctor reached his clinic ____. [in time / on time]

4. The children sat ____ each other for lunch. [besides / beside]

5. The carpet is magical ____ being beautiful. [besides / beside]

6. There are two stones ____ a butterfly ____ the flowers. [besides, beside]

7. They will arrive ____ the first plane. [by / on]

8. Let us all go ____ car. [by / in]

Prepositions Notes-4 [Level-7]

Beware:

Word + object = preposition

Word with no object = adverb

Examples:

1. The runway was cleared. The plane descended soon after.

(after – no object; thus after = adverb)

2. The plane descended soon AFTER the runway was cleared.

(runway – object of AFTER; thus after = preposition)