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'Under' and 'Below’
'Under' is used :
(a) moving to a place that is below something or that is covered by it.
Example: The cat is under the table.
(b) covered by something.
Examples: (i) The boat lay under several feet of water.
(ii) I felt that he was hiding something under his jacket.
'Below' is used :
to mean that somebody or something is at a lower position or level than somebody or
something.
Example : Don't write below this line.
'Between' and 'Among’
'Between' is used :
for two persons or things.
Example : Granny is sitting between Bulbul and Kuhu.
'Among' is used :
for more than two persons or things.
Example : Distribute these toffees among the students.
2. Prepositions of Time :
Preposition of time are used to indicate time (when something happens) or the
duration of something.
Examples : (i) He has been living in Delhi for five years.
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(ii) He will arrive here 5 o' clock.
In the above sentences, 'for' and 'at' are preposition. Some other prepositions of time
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are – after before on since during till from by etc.
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By
'By' is used :
(a) to indicate the latest time by which an action will be over.
Example : The exam will be over by 11 p.m.
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