How To Solve Preposition And Conjunctions Questions Quickly

August 31, 2023

How To Solve Preposition and Conjunction Question Quickly

Students often get confused between different types of Prepositions and Conjunctions and use them incorrectly.

On this page you will get to understand How To Solve Preposition and Conjunction and their right usage in a sentence given to you.

how to solve preposition and conjunction

Preposition

Words that describes relationships between nouns, pronouns and Some other words in a sentence are know as Prepositions. In most of the cases, they are used before a noun. The best part of these words are, their form never changes despite, genders, or any other word they are referring.

  • Preposition are of following types.
    • Simple or Compound Prepositions
    • Preposition at Movement
    • Preposition at place
    • Preposition of time.

Conjunction

As, we know that words that link other phrases, words or clause are known as conjunctions.

  • Basically of 3 types:-
    • Coordinating
    • Correlative
    • Subordinating

How to Solve Preposition and Conjunction:-

Prepositions:

Simple Prepositions

For example,

  • The glass is on the table.
  • The dog is under the bed.

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Compound Prepositions

For example,

  • The hospital is between the post office and the bank.
  • My bicycle is in front of the swimming pool.

Preposition Movement

For example,

  • I am going to Mumbai next month.
  • We went to the market in the morning.

For example,

  • The ball went through the pipe.
  • The cat ran quickly through the hole.

Preposition Of Place

The prepositional words are also used to indicate the location of an object. Some of them are: in, on, at etc.

For example,

  • I live at 9th floor.
  • I will be waiting at the airport.

Preposition Of Time

These words can be used to show the time when something happens (year, month, day, morning, evening, night, season, etc.)

For example,

  • I go for a walk at 6 a.m. every day.
  • The meeting is on Wednesday.
  • I am shifting to Delhi in December.
  • I came over to India in 2012.
  • I take my dog to a walk in the morning.
  • We will go for snacks in the afternoon.
  • I like to have milk at night.
  • She will come home in the summers.

For example,

  • Last week, I traveled for five days.
  • For a long time, I have not met my best friend.

Conjunction:

Words that links other phrases, words, or clauses are known as conjunctions. They of three types:

  • Coordinating
  • Correlative
  • Subordinating

Coordinating Conjunctions

Conjunctions that can join single or a group of words are known as the coordinating conjunctions. These conjunctions are used to join only similar elements, such as verb phrase + verb phrase, subject + subject, and sentence + sentence. Some of the coordinating conjunctions are: and, for, but, not, yet, or, and so.

For Example: I went to visit New Zealand and Australia.

Note: A noun phrase can be a single noun, a group of words, or a pronoun that works together as a noun or a pronoun or as the subject or object of a verb.

Correlative Conjunctions

These conjunctions are always used in pairs. The correlative conjunctions are used to join similar elements. Some of the correlative conjunctions are both…and, neither…nor, either…or, not only…but also, whether…or, so…as.

Subordinating Conjunctions

Words that join a dependent and an independent clause are known as the subordinating conjunctions. Here, a clause is a unit that is made up of a subject and a verb.

For example,

“It is hot.” Here, “it” is the subject, and the verb is “is hot” Also, the dependent clause is a clause which needs another clause with it. For Example: Because of the traffic, I was late for work. The sentence above has two clauses, “Because of the traffic,” and “I was late for work.” Here, the first clause does not have a meaning on its own. On the other hand, “I was late for work” is an independent clause. The second sentence holds a unique meaning even if spoken independently. Also, “Because” is the subordinate conjunction here.

There are some more examples of subordinating conjunctions: while, wherever, even if, wherever, after, how, in that, once, unless, as soon as, although, before, when, etc.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Question 1

Fill in the Blanks with correct preposition or conjunction.

He decided to go out _____ his friends. 

  1. of 
  2. to 
  3. with 
  4. for 

Correct answer:  ‘with’

Explanation:

‘with’ is used to talk about connection between people and things. 

Here the sentence states that the subject decided to go out along with his friends.

Question: 2

The children were excited _____ the circus performance. 

  1. of 
  2. to 
  3. with 
  4. for 

Correct  answer: ‘for’ 

Explanation:

We use for to talk about a purpose or a reason for something: “For” is used to express the reason or cause of excitement.

Here the sentence states that the children had excitement for the circus performance.  

Question: 3

 She is afraid _____ spiders. 

  1. of 
  2. to 
  3. with 
  4. for 

Correct answer:  of 

Explanation:

“Of” is used to indicate something causing fear or concern.

Here the sentence states that the girl is scared of spiders.

Question: 4

The chef prepared a delicious meal _____ the guests. 

  1. of 
  2. to 
  3. with 
  4. for 

Correct answer: ‘for’

Explanation:

“For” indicates the intended recipient of the delicious meal.

Here the sentence states that guests had a delicious meal prepared by the chef.

Question: 5

hey congratulated him _____ his success. 

  1.  of 
  2.  to 
  3.  with 
  4.  for 

Correct answer: ‘for’ 

Explanation:

“For” is used to express congratulations on someone’s achievement.

Here the sentence states that the people congratulated him on his success. 

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