Preposition

Preposition

1. His path was beset with difficulties – Wrong

• Beset : घेर लेना & नाक में दम करना

** Beset agrees with ‘with’ but here this is a passive voice sentence, be careful while correcting passive sentences.

** Some books state ‘with’ is the correct preposition here but here sentence doesn’t seem to require preposition. Don’t get entangle into it.

• Correct formation
• His path was beset by difficulties.

2. As a boy Mayank is very obedient, polite & hard-working but as a student he is always  inattentive in study –Wrong

• Correct Pair
• Inattentive always agrees with ‘to’.
• Correct formation
• As a boy Mayank is very obedient, polite & hard=working but as a student he is always inattentive to study.

3. Masked men held out a security van on the motorway – Wrong

• Confusing Pairs
• Hold up : to delay(रोकना)
• Hold out : fight against sth.
• Hold forth : To describe sth(भाषण देना)
• Hold on : to wait.
• Correct formation
• Masked men held up a security van on the motorway

4. He drained what was left in his drink – wrong

If you don’t know the correct preposition then you’ll mark right this sentence.

• Correct pair
• Left agrees with ‘of’
• Correct formation
• He drained what was left of his drink

5. All orders must conforms with the rules – Wrong

• Correct Pairs
• Conforms to the rules
• Conforms with one’s views
• Correct formation
• All orders must conforms to the rules.

6.  The redevelopment project is aimed not just providing good houses to shanty dewellers, but also developing infrastructure around the Major Mumbai localities – Wrong

• Correct formation
• The redevelopment project is aimed at not just providing good houses to shanty dewellers, but also developing infrastructure around the Major Mumbai localities.

7. Krishnakali, an early riser and a nature lover goes to morning walk at Rabindra Sarovar Lake before dawn – Wrong

Look at these sentences

• I went to the college yesterday.
• Direct to the place – when we talk about any place or thing we use ‘to’.
• I go for a morning walk daily.
• When we talk about any movement , we use ‘for’.
• Correct formation
• Krishnakali, an early riser and a nature lover goes for morning walk at Rabindra Sarovar Lake before dawn.

8. A man from our village has been nominated for the ruling party’s candidate for the post – Wrong

** Break this sentence into two parts,

1. A man from our village for the ruling party’s candidate – Wrong
2. Nominated for the post – Right

Now, let’s have a look on options

• 1. to | 2. as | 3. in | 4. for

What do you think, the change should be in sentence 1.

1. A man from our village as the ruling party’s candidate

• Correct formation
• A man from our village has been nominated as the ruling party’s candidate for the post.

## It is not necessarily the correct preposition of the word will it be together, sometimes it can use at a distant.

9. I have just come to know that Mr. Ray, one of my favorite teachers, died with cancer recently – Wrong

• Correct Pair
• Die of something – direct causes like cancer or any other illness
• Die from injuries – indirect causes like accident or sth.
• Correct Formation
• I have just come to know that Mr. Ray, one of my favorite teachers, died of cancer recently.

10. One must learn to distinguish good from bad – Right

PS read this sentence again & ask yourself what must be the error in it.

• Correct Pairs
• Distinguish between two things
• Distinguish from a thing

Well – Let’s have a look on these sentences,

• At what level we’re able to distinguish between maturity & immaturity.
• What quality you do have that makes you distinguish from others.

## Here we’r using both between & from. I hope, it is clear now.

11. He finds fault at everything I do – Wrong

## It might be wrong in the fast run, read it carefully.

• finding fault with everyone/everything – The man who always look for picking holes.
• Correct Formation
• He finds fault with/in everything I do.

12. There is only one cure to the evils which newly acquired freedom produces and the cure is freedom – Wrong

• Cure agrees with preposition ‘ for’.
• Correct Formation
• There is only one cure for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces and the cure is freedom.

13. The old lady swooned but was soon restored at senses – Wrong

• Swoon : बेहोश

## Now, you were pretty familiar what the meaning of the sentence.

• Restore always agrees with preposition ‘ to’.
• Correct Formation
• The old lady swooned but was soon restored to senses.

14. Have trust on God & everything will be right – Wrong

## Generally, if you don’t know the correct preposition then you might mark this question right. Read again this sentence.

• Correct Pair
• Trust in God/Person
• Trust to one’s ability/honesty
• Correct Formation
• Have trust in God & everything will be right.

15. At last we have to triumph over the difficulties of life- Right

•        Correct Pair

         Triumph over(difficulties/कठिनाइयों पर विजय)