Prepositions — Study Notes for CG TET

Overview

Prepositions are small but powerful words that show relationships between nouns, pronouns, and other elements in a sentence. They indicate position, direction, time, and manner. In the CG TET Language II English paper, prepositions appear both in direct grammar questions and within unseen passages where candidates must identify correct usage or fill in blanks.

Mastery of prepositions is essential because they are among the most error-prone areas for second-language learners. Many preposition choices in English are idiomatic—they do not follow strict logical rules and must simply be memorised. The exam tests your ability to choose the correct preposition in context, spot errors in preposition usage, and understand how prepositions affect meaning in comprehension passages.

This topic requires memorisation of common patterns combined with practice in applying rules to unfamiliar sentences. Focus on the most frequently tested prepositions: in, on, at, to, for, by, with, from, of, about, between, and among.

Key Concepts

• **Definition**: A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship with another word in the sentence. Example: The book is *on* the table.

• **Object of preposition**: The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition is called its object. Prepositions always take the objective case (him, her, them, whom—not he, she, they, who).