(OF Indicating POSSESSION) The actor Samar Khan is an old friend of mine. The greatest work of Marquez is One Hundred Years of Solitude. Gajar ka halwa is a speciality of my mom. Big boss told me to get out of his room. (OF Indicating SUBJECT/TOPIC) They often think of each other. (OF Indicating CONTENT) I will have a cup of boiling hot coffee. (OF Indicating QUALITY) They are men of honour. They will not use unfair means. (OF Indicating REASON) The joke was so funny that the audience almost died of laughter. |
OFF
(OFF Indicating DIRECTION) The police let the criminal off the hook. Raj took his hat off the stand. The gardener told everybody to keep off the wet grass. |
ONTO
(ONTO Indicating DIRECTION) The detective threw his gloves onto the table. The monkey climbed onto the branch on seeing the crocodile. |
OVER
(OVER Indicating AGE) A person over eighteen years of age is eligible to vote. (OVER Indicating OUTER COVERING) It was so cold that Rishi wore a coat over the cardigan. (OVER Indicating POSITION/LOCATION) The rainbow bridge was built over the city museum. |
PAST
(PAST Indicating DIRECTION) The soldiers marched past Pintu while he was repairing his bicycle. (PAST Indicating TIME) You will not stay outside home past ten o’clock. |
SINCE
(SINCE Indicating TIME) Yuvraj has been playing hockey since he was twelve. Rini has been working non-stop since ten in the morning. |
[Remember: Use ‘since’ when the noun refers to a point of time.] |
THROUGH
(THROUGH Indicating TIME) Tarun said that he will be busy all through the next week. (THROUGH Indicating DIRECTION) There is no doubt that the burglar came through the open window. |
THROUGHOUT
(THROUGHOUT Indicating EXTENT) There was peace and prosperity throughout the world. (THROUGHOUT Indicating TIME) Raju was looking at the ceiling throughout the exam. |
TILL
(TILL Indicating TIME) We have till tomorrow to come up with a solution to the problem. I will be in the examination hall from morning till noon. |
TO
(TO Indicating DIRECTION) Billu and Pinky are going to their Mamaji’s house tomorrow. (TO Indicating INFINITIVE) The team likes to get into a huddle after the fall of a wicket. |
TOWARD
(TOWARD Indicating DIRECTION) Latika is moving toward a bright future. |
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