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1. 1.

   Name of the prepositions in the following sentences, and tell the word which each governs.

   1. Little Jack Horner sat in a corner.
   2. Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard.
   3. The lion and the unicorn fought for the crown.
   4. such a number of rooks came over her head.
   5. John Gilpin was a citizen of credit and renown.
   6. Into the street the Piper stepped.
   7. Mine be a cot beside the hill.
   8. Around my ivied porch shall spring each fragrant flower that drinks the dew.
   9. One crowded hour of glorious life wroth an age without a name.
   10. I tried to reason him out of his fears.
2. 2.

   Form sentences to illustrate the use of the following words (1) as prepositions and (2) as adverb.

   1. behind
   2. up
   3. by
   4. along
   5. in
   6. about
   7. beyond
   8. under
   9. before
   10. after
3. 3.

   Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

   1. The dog run ___________ the road.
   2. The river flows _______ the bridge.
   3. He goes _______ church ________ Sunday.
   4. The burglar jumped ________ the compound wall.
   5. I will sit _________ my desk to do my lesson.
   6. O God! keep me __________ sin.
   7. I bought it _________ ₹ 45.
   8. The exercise was written ________ me __________ a Parker pen.
   9. It is ten o'clock _________ my watch.
   10. There is nothing new ___________ the sun.
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

   1. I will see you ___________ 8.30 _________ Sunday morning.
   2. We intend to go ______________ Nagpur ____________ the weekend.
   3. We live _________ 95 Netaji Street.
   4. I would like to go __________ bus. I will go ___________ the 7.30 bus.
   5. Our plane stopped ___________ Mumbai ____________ the way __________ Iran.
   6. I hope to reach the station _________ an hour at the outside.
   7. The chile has been missing ____________ yesterday.
   8. The train is due _________ 3 P.M.
   9. He rushed ___________ my room, panting for breath.
   10. The Express departs _____________ 3 P.M. ___________ Delhi.
   11. An old feud existed ___________ the two families.
   12. Human sacrifices were practised ____________ certain tribes.
   13. I received his message ___________ eight o'clock __________the morning.
   14. ___________ last month I have seen him only once.
   15. ___________ rice they had curry.
   16. He has spent his life __________ Kolkata.