Saturday, November 6, 2010

Preposition - The Preposition ON

ON Indicating SUBJECT/TOPIC

Chandu’s latest novel is based on Gandhi’s life.

ON Indicating PLACE/POSITION/LOCATION

Everybody laughed when Ranbir fell on the floor.

The umbrella is lying on the table.

The address was written on a piece of red-coloured paper.

There are absolutely no fruits on this tree.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

Siddhant told me that he lives on the fourth floor of this building.

My grandparents live on a poultry farm.

Jack saw some pirates hiding on the ship.

[Remember: Use ‘on’ with the name of a place when you think of it as a surface.]

ON Indicating MANNER

They went to the temple on foot.

ON Indicating a SPECIFIC VEHICLE

The police were searching for an escaped convict on the bus.

I was sitting on a bicycle, while she was sitting in a car.

[Remember: Use ‘on’ when you mean a specific/particular bicycle, bus, train, ship or plane.]

ON Indicating TV and RADIO

I saw Naina on the television last night.

The fishermen had heard the warning about the storm on the radio.

ON Indicating TIME

I forgot to thank Deepa at the party on Friday.

I found this magic wand beside the lake of truth on a Wednesday evening.

I had great fun on my birthday.

We will be in Goa on the first day of the coming New Year.

I will miss the flag hoisting ceremony on the Republic Day.

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