2. Use of ‘in’
When some period of
time is mentioned, ‘in’ is used in front of it.
1.I always get up
early in the morning at 5 o’clock.
2.
She goes to join coaching classes in the evening.
3.What are you doing in the afternoon today?
4.
They will go to Shimla in the coming summer vacation.
5.Our Exams are going
to start in the month of October.
6.I will surely meet
you in this week.
7.Holi comes in
spring season.
In front of the
names of big cities, names of states, countries and continents, years, etc.
‘in’ is used.
1.People of different
caste, colour and creed live in India.
2.In some states of
India, the crime rate is very high.
3.Our country comes
in south Asia.
4.Terrorism has
spread in the whole world in the recent years.
5.I came to this town
in 1998.
See
the following sentences also:
1.My father is in
electricity department.
2.She is studying in
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
3.He goes to his
office in a car.
4.At this time, Mohan
is in his bed room.
3.Use of ‘into’
Read the following sentences:
1.A cat jumped into a
well yesterday to save herself from some dogs. (into shows movement towards the
interior)
2.He came running
into the room. (into shows movement towards the interior)
3.Fire changed all
the crops into ashes. ( showing transformation)
4.I promise to look
into the matter. (use of a phrasal verb)
4.Use of ‘on’
The preposition
‘on’shows objects/ things—living or non-living in contact with the surface of
anything:
1.The teacher is
sitting on the chair.
2.Papers are lying on
the table.
3.Many passengers
travel by sitting on the roofs of buses and even trains.
4.He lives on the
second floor of this building.
5.A stone fell on his
head and he died on the spot.
‘On’ is also used
in front of the words showing the names of the days.
1.He will return from
Mumbai on Monday.
2.I am going to
deliver a lecture to you on tomorrow.
Read the following
sentences also:
1.He was on duty to
Gurgaon.
2.Are you on leave
today?
3.I will be on a tour
to Europe the next week.
4.Is this car on loan?
5.I listened to your
lecture on AIR.
6.Who is on the
telephone line?
5. Use
of ‘upon’
Upon shows upward
movement on something.
A
cat pounced upon the mouse.
Used with ‘how to play’
I
know how to play upon harmonium.
I am learning how to play upon a guitar.
