PROPER USE OF PREPOSITION // IMPORTANT PREPOSITIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS // AISSEE // JNV // KVS // ENTRANCE AND COMPETITIVE EXAMS
INCORRECT - To love with a man
CORRECT - Love a man
INCORRECT - Enter into the room
CORRECT - Enter the room
INCORRECT - Pick up a quarrel
CORRECT - Pick a quarrel
INCORRECT - Ask from
CORRECT - Ask
INCORRECT - Pass in the examination
CORRECT - Pass the examination
INCORRECT - Discuss about the problem
CORRECT - Discuss the problem
INCORRECT - Accompany with a man
CORRECT - Accompany a man
INCORRECT - Approach to a man/place
CORRECT - Approach a man/place
INCORRECT - To promise to a man
CORRECT - Promise a man
INCORRECT - To request to a man
CORRECT - Request a man
INCORRECT - Enough of money
CORRECT - Enough money
INCORRECT - Recommend for a man
CORRECT - Recommend a man
INCORRECT - Benefit to a man
CORRECT - Benefit a man
INCORRECT - To leave with bag and baggage
CORRECT - To leave bag and baggage
INCORRECT - Return to home
CORRECT - Return home
INCORRECT - Told to her
CORRECT - Told her
INCORRECT - Pity on a man
CORRECT - Pity a man
INCORRECT - To answer to a question
CORRECT - To answer a question
INCORRECT - To criticise on a man/work
CORRECT - To criticise a man/work
INCORRECT - Write a man
CORRECT - Write to a man
INCORRECT - Disposed the property
CORRECT - Disposed of the property
INCORRECT - Search something lost
CORRECT - Search for something lost
INCORRECT - Wish a thing
CORRECT - Wish for a thing
INCORRECT - Ask something
CORRECT - Ask for something
INCORRECT - Partake something
CORRECT - Partake of something
INCORRECT - Bed to lie
CORRECT - Bed to lie in
INCORRECT - Meet an accident
CORRECT - Meet with an accident
INCORRECT - Suggest a man
CORRECT - Suggest to a man
INCORRECT - Listen a man
CORRECT - Listen to a man
INCORRECT - Apply the post
CORRECT - Apply for the post
INCORRECT - I need a house to live
CORRECT - I need a house to live in
INCORRECT - What use is it?
CORRECT - Of what use is it?
INCORRECT - To prevail a man
CORRECT - To prevail upon a man
INCORRECT - Believe God
CORRECT - Believe in God
INCORRECT - Beware someone
CORRECT - Beware of someone
INCORRECT - Knock the door
CORRECT - Knock at the door
INCORRECT - Reply a letter
CORRECT - Reply to a letter
INCORRECT - Care a man
CORRECT - Care for a man
INCORRECT - To learn word by word
CORRECT - To learn word for word
INCORRECT - To meet in the way
CORRECT - To meet on the way
INCORRECT - To send on an address
CORRECT - To send to an address
INCORRECT - Part with a man
CORRECT - Part from a man
INCORRECT - Part from money/ belongings/property etc.
CORRECT - Part with money/ belongings/property etc.
INCORRECT - Divide among two
CORRECT - Divide between two
INCORRECT - Divide between many
CORRECT - Divide among many
INCORRECT - Since the last three days
CORRECT - For the last three days
INCORRECT - For 3 p.m.
CORRECT - Since 3 p.m.
INCORRECT - Come off a family
CORRECT - Come of a family
INCORRECT - To be pleased from a man
CORRECT - To be pleased with a man
INCORRECT - Prefer from
CORRECT - Prefer to
INCORRECT - Inferior than
CORRECT - Inferior to
INCORRECT - Acquitted from a charge
CORRECT - Acquitted of a charge
INCORRECT - Examination begins from
CORRECT - Examination begins on
INCORRECT - Die from a disease
CORRECT - Die of a disease
INCORRECT - Die of hunger
CORRECT - Die from hunger
INCORRECT - Jump in the river
CORRECT - Jump into the river
INCORRECT - Translate from English to Hindi
CORRECT - Translate from English into Hindi
INCORRECT - To have a talk to a person
CORRECT - To have a talk with a person
INCORRECT - Superior than
CORRECT - Superior to
INCORRECT - To open a book on a particular page
CORRECT - To open the book at a particular page
INCORRECT - Sit under the shade of a tree
CORRECT - Sit in the shade of a tree
INCORRECT - Enquire a matter
CORRECT - Enquire into a matter
INCORRECT - Resembles to/with
CORRECT - Resembles
INCORRECT - Investigate into
CORRECT - Investigate
INCORRECT - Ordered for
CORRECT - Ordered
INCORRECT - Precede before
CORRECT - Precede
INCORRECT - Succeed after
CORRECT - Succeed
INCORRECT - Only to the orders
CORRECT - Only the orders
INCORRECT - Married with
CORRECT - Married
INCORRECT - Resign from
CORRECT - Resign
INCORRECT - Sign on the paper
CORRECT - Sign the paper
INCORRECT - Propose a man
CORRECT - Propose to a man
INCORRECT - Dispense the services
CORRECT - Dispense with the services
INCORRECT - Apply the principal
CORRECT - Apply to the principal
INCORRECT - To talk with a man
CORRECT - To talk to a man
INCORRECT - Time in the watch
CORRECT - Time by the watch
INCORRECT - Sign with ink
CORRECT - Sign in ink
INCORRECT - Different than
CORRECT - Different from
INCORRECT - Weak/Good in a subject
CORRECT - Week/Good at a subject
INCORRECT - Write with ink
CORRECT - Write in ink
INCORRECT - Rashmi was married with Hitendra
CORRECT - Rashmi was married to Hitendra
INCORRECT - China is in the north of India
CORRECT - China is to the north of India
INCORRECT - Compensate a loss
CORRECT - Compensate for a loss
INCORRECT - Pray God
CORRECT - Pray to God
INCORRECT - What are you talking?
CORRECT - What are you talking about?
INCORRECT - A pen to write
CORRECT - A pen to write with
INCORRECT - Admit an excuse
CORRECT - Admit of an excuse
INCORRECT - Search a thing
CORRECT - Search for a thing
INCORRECT - Prevail a man
CORRECT - Prevail upon a man
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