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PREPOSITIONS §    A  preposition  is a word which precedes a  noun  (or a  pronoun ) to show the noun's (or the pronoun's) relationship to another word in the sentence. §    The word  preposition  comes from the idea of being  positioned before . It is not true to say that a preposition always precedes a noun or a pronoun, but it does most of the time. The following are all prepositions: above, about, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, since, to, toward, through, under, until, up, upon, with  and  within . Examples: §    The book is  on  the table. §    The book is leaning  against  the table. §    The book is  beside  the table. §    She held the book  over  the table. § ...

RULES FOR SPOTTING ERROR SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT Two or more singular subjects connected by and usually take a verb in the plural. Example Incorrect- Hari and Ram  is  here. Correct- Hari and Ram  are  here If two singular nouns refer to the same person or thing, the Verb must be Singular. Example Incorrect- The Secretary and Principal  are  coming. Correct- The Secretary and Principal  is  coming.  (Here the same person is Secretary as well as Principal) If the singular subjects are preceded by each or every, the verb is usually singular. Example Incorrect- Every boy and girl  were  ready. Correct- Every boy and girl  was  ready. Two or more singular subjects connected by or, ‘nor’, ‘either’….. ‘Or’, ‘neither’…. ‘Nor’ take a verb in the singular. Example Incorrect- Neither he nor I  were  there. Correct- Neither he nor I  was  there. When the subjects join...