NEB Grade XI Compulsory English Note | Language Development | Unit-3 Prepositions of direction (Part 3)

Unit: 3

Grammar

Prepositions of direction

A. Look at the following prepositions of direction with examples.

away from - The train station is a five minutes’ walk away from here.

across- He walked across the field.

along- We walked slowly along the road.

out of - She came out of the room.

upto- He came upto her and asked a question.

past - The bullet whistled past my right ear.

through- The river runs through the woods.

to - This bus goes to Dhankuta.

into- The thief jumped into a car and drove away.

round- We travelled round the country.

onto- The cat climbed onto the roof.

towards - He started walking towards the library.

off - Don’t jump off that wall.

B. Complete the following sentences using the correct prepositions of direction: to, toward, onto, or into.

a. Prem drove Milan ______ the airport.

Prem drove Milan to the airport.

b. The plane landed ______ the runway.

The plane landed onto the runway.

c. The kids climbed ______ the monkey bars.

The kids climbed onto the monkey bars.

d. Manish and Richa moved the table ______ the dining room.

Manish and Richa moved the table into the dining room.

e. Ganesh almost fell ______ the river.

Ganesh almost fell into the river.

f. Lalit and Sarita took the bus that was heading ______ the university.

Lalit and Sarita took the bus that was heading toward the university.

C. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition from the brackets.

a. While we were hiking ______ the forest, we saw a mountain lion. (across/ through/along/under)

While we were hiking through the forest, we saw a mountain lion.

b. The leopards walked in a circle ______ the baby giraffe before they attacked. (into/towards/round/through)

The leopards walked in a circle round the baby giraffe before they attacked.

c. Go ______ the building and turn left. (into/up/off/out of)

Go out of the building and turn left.

d. She ran ______ home when she was eighteen. (towards/away from/down/ across)

She ran away from home when she was eighteen.

e. Raindrops ran ______the windscreen making it difficult to see the road. (into/up/down/over

Raindrops ran down the windscreen making it difficult to see the road.

f. Hemanta put the plate ______the table and began to eat his dinner. (onto/ into/up/off)

Hemanta put the plate onto the table and began to eat his dinner.

g. The frightened deer disappeared ______ the forest. (up/onto/into/toward)

The frightened deer disappeared into the forest.

h. We were driving ______ the City Centre when we had an accident. (up/into/ towards/along)

We were driving towards the City Centre when we had an accident.

i. The smoke from the fire went ______ into the sky. (into/up/to/onto)

The smoke from the fire went up into the sky.