Nathan Carr Fullerton: How to Use Prepositions Of, Off, For, and To
I, Nathan Carr Fullerton, have noticed that many people often use prepositions incorrectly. With an aim to help those people, I, Nathan Carr Fullerton, have decided to write a blog regarding the same. Here, in this blog, I will tell you about four prepositions of, off, for, and to. Before explaining you about these prepositions, I would like to tell you that if you want to master prepositions, it is must for you to consult a well-known, trustworthy dictionary. The dictionary will let you know with which word you have to use which preposition.
 About the Preposition ‘Of’:
 Rule 1:
 You should use preposition ‘of’ when you want to inform that something/someone belongs to/relates to/connects with something/someone.
 Examples:
 The flowers of this bouquet smell nice.
 What are the highlights of this match?
 Rule 2:
 When you want to mention any ‘reference’, you should use the preposition ‘of’ for the same.
 Examples:
 She was married in the winter of 2010.
 This is the picture of my friend.
 Rule 3:
 You should use the preposition ‘of’ to show a relation between a number and another noun or pronoun that might also be a number.
Examples:
 He got five out of ten in the test.Â
 A large number of students protested against the principal.
 About the Preposition ‘Off’:
 Rule 1:
 When you have to express separation through your sentence, you can use the word ‘off’.
 Examples:
 He is off duty today.
 She fell off a ladder.
 Rule 2:
 When you have to express disconnection, you can use the preposition ‘off’
 Please turn off the television.
Please cut off the wire.
 About the Preposition ‘For’:
 Rule 1:
 When you have to mention that something is for some purpose, you should use the preposition ‘for’.
 Examples:
 The stadium is made for organizing hockey matches.
 I am preparing a cake for your birthday.
 Rule 2:
 You can use the word ‘for’ for because of in your sentence.
 Examples:
 He has succeeded to bag the prize for his hard work.
 I have decided to quit the job for my new boss.
 Rule 3:
 You can use the preposition ‘for’ to show time or duration.
 Examples:
 He has been living in the town for years.
 This is the all that you have to do today.
 About the Preposition ‘To’:
 Rule 1:
 When you move toward someone/something, you should use the preposition ‘of’.
 Examples:
 I am going to home.
 We have sent the email to him.
 Please send this back to him.
 Rule 2:
 When you want to mention about the limit or ending point of something, you should use the preposition ‘to’.
 Examples:
 The stock prices go up to 1000 dollars.
 His savings went up to 10000 dollars. Â
 Rule 3:
 You can use the preposition ‘to’ show any relationship.
 Examples:
 This bag is very important to him.
 This was the best answer to your question.
 Rule 4:
 You can use the preposition ‘to’ to indicate a period of time.
 Examples: Â
 You can contact me nine to five, Monday to Friday.
 It is ten to 6.
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