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All Prepositions in English Grammar | सभी Prepositions एक वीडियो में। English Speaking Course Day 68

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Key takeaways

Educational

Main ideas / lessons conveyed

  • Purpose of the lesson: The speaker aims to teach all English prepositions in one video instead of separate videos. The approach uses usage rules + examples to reduce confusion.

  • How to learn efficiently:

    • If a preposition is already clear, skip that part.
    • Since the video is long, watch in small segments over multiple days.

  • Core learning approach: Prepositions are explained using meaning categories, such as:

    • place, time, source, separation/removal, range/limits, direction, position/covering
    • and relationships expressed by “with / by / through” style meanings.
    • Key grammar concept repeated: Preposition meaning often depends on the sentence structure and tense—because the verb/action determines what the preposition should mean in context.

Methodology / instructional structure (as presented)

How the video is organized (conceptual “workflow”)

  1. Identify the category of meaning
    • Place (e.g., “from some place”)
    • Time (e.g., “from some time,” duration, end/start points)
    • Source (“information from Rahul / Google / newspaper”)
    • Separation / removal (“from the surface”)
    • Range / limits (“from X to Y,” “till / upto”)
    • Way / medium / instrument (“through / via / with / by”)
    • Position (“on / under / above / below,” including distinctions like “touch” vs “not touch”)
  2. Choose the correct preposition based on that category
    • The speaker emphasizes contrasts such as from vs through, till vs up to, over vs above, on vs in, etc.
  3. Use examples to confirm
    • The speaker repeatedly provides sentences and explains the implication of each preposition.

Detailed instruction-style notes for the prepositions discussed

1) from

  • Place
    • Used for the starting point/location:
      • “I am coming from Dehradun.”
      • “From the gym,” “from the ground” → places as the origin.
  • Time
    • Can show a starting time / boundary (similar to “since” idea), including future boundaries:
      • “from tomorrow”
      • “from 12 o’clock”
    • Also used with ranges like:
      • “from 10:00 to 6:00”
  • Source
    • When something is obtained from someone/something:
      • “Information from Rahul”
      • “Story from the newspaper”
      • “Milk from a shop”
  • Separation
    • When something is removed from a surface/place:
      • “dust from the screen”
      • “take it out from …”
  • Important exception noted (with “leave”)
    • With the verb leave:
      • “I left for home/office” → no “from” in that construction.
      • “I left the office” is different from “left from …”

2) to

  • Not fully transcribed, but the lesson context indicates:
    • Used for destination/endpoint
    • Also used for time boundaries
    • Often appears in pairs like “from … to …” for ranges

3) between

  • Used when there are exactly two entities:
    • “between fame and glory”
    • “There is no quarrel between us” (two people)

4) among / amongst

  • Used when entities are 3 or more:
    • “The food was divided equally amongst all.”
    • “Kohli was standing among some cricketers.”

5) in the midst of / amidst

  • Used for a situation/state happening during commotion, tension, or excitement
  • Example pattern:
    • “amidst the commotion/tension/excitement, I … forgot …”
  • Meaning emphasis:
    • the state occurring in the middle of an event

6) for / since / during (time-related guidance mentioned)

  • The lesson contrasts common time markers:
    • for + duration:
      • “for a long time,” “for 4 hours,” “for a month”
    • since + starting point:
      • “since Monday,” “ever since …”
    • during is referenced as a general time-frame marker (as indicated by the lesson’s time guidance)

7) till / until / up to

Taught as time limits / end boundaries, with practical differences:

  • Till / until
    • Indicates the action continues up to the endpoint
    • Example:
      • “She was watching TV till 10 pm.”
  • Up to
    • Indicates a limit/cap (maximum)
    • Also explained as “not more than this”
    • Example:
      • “I can meet up to 10 people a day.”
  • Explicit contrast logic
    • till/until → endpoint when something ends
    • up to → maximum boundary/limit

8) by / with / via / through

  • Through / via (route/medium idea, “middle/way”)
    • “messages through WiFi”
    • “sent via Bluetooth”
  • By
    • Tied to agents in passive voice-style phrasing (“by the person/agent”)
    • Also used for travel mode:
      • “by plane / by bus”

9) on / in / at (location rules emphasized heavily)

  • The lesson emphasizes contrasts like:
    • on: contact with a surface / upper surface or side position
    • in: inside an enclosed/contained area
    • at: point location (e.g., gates)
  • Examples given:
    • “on the table” vs “in the house”
    • “on the right/left”
    • “waiting at the gate” (point location)
  • Additional positioning logic:
    • Distinguishes things like:
      • on top of vs at certain locations (including transport stops, airports/gates)

10) under / beneath / below

  • Taught as lower position:
    • under: often “directly beneath / covered by”
    • below: lower level; also used in abstract comparisons (rank/expectations)
  • Examples:
    • “The mouse is under the table.”
    • “My performance is below expectations.”

11) above / over

A major distinction emphasized: touch vs not touch.

  • above
    • Means directly higher with a no-touch implication
  • over
    • Often used for covering/crossing or “right above” with additional nuance
    • Examples:
      • “jumped over the rope”
      • “blanket over the body”
  • The lesson repeatedly uses physical spatial examples:
    • “on top of the table” vs “above the clock”
    • “over” vs “above” in near-but-not-perfect alignment cases

12) beside / besides

  • beside = next to / by the side
  • besides = in addition to / other than
  • Examples:
    • “He sat beside me” (adjacent)
    • “Besides tea, I want coffee” (addition)

13) before / after

Time ordering is taught as:

  • before = earlier in time (also “X minutes before”)
  • after = later in time (also “X hours after”)
  • The speaker notes an adverb-like behavior in some uses.
  • Special structure logic:
    • after + duration vs after + event

14) except / accept

  • except = exclude (nothing after it is included)
    • “Open all days except Sunday.”
  • accept = agree to / receive (not exclude)
    • The lesson emphasizes common confusion and correction-style examples.

15) Direction/extent prepositions:

from-to, through, via, across, beyond, around, along, without

Summarized with example patterns:

  • across = crossing to the other side
  • beyond = further than / on the far side of a point
  • around = surrounding an area
  • along = following a line/route (“along the road” / “along the river”)
  • through = passing inside/along a medium (“through the tunnel,” “through WiFi”)
  • across / through / beyond are differentiated by how movement relates to a space boundary

Speakers / sources featured (as mentioned)

  • Speaker/Instructor: The main narrator/teacher (no name given in the subtitles).
  • Referenced people as examples (not necessarily speakers in the video):
    • Rahul, Rohit, Udit, Rakesh, Vineet, Amit, Vaibhav, Nandini
    • Kohli, Abhinav, Sachin, Bill Gates
    • plus an “unknown person/stranger” example agent (for passive voice-style explanation)
  • Referenced information sources (examples):
    • Google
    • Newspaper
  • Referenced entities (examples):
    • Dehradun (and routes), Dehradun airport/train routes, Delhi, Meerut, Kanpur, Chennai
    • shop, office, airport/gate, etc.

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