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BY-aniket mestryI
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WHAT DO PREPOSITIONS DO?
Tell Location: under, above, on, behind
Tell Direction: to, toward, around
Introduce a Time: in, on, at
Tell Purpose: for, about, with
Almost always followed by a noun or apronoun:
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IN, ON, AT THREE LITTLE
WORDS
THREE BIG HEADACHES
In, on, at + location
In (inside)
On (on the surface,touching)
At (physicallypresent, but not
necessarily inside)
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GENERAL RULES
FOR IN, ON, AT +LOCATION
In +A room
A city
A state
A country
A continent
On +
Floor
Street
At +
Buildings
Events
AddressFamiliar
places(home, school,
work)
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ON
The ball is the box.
For place- When the thing is in touch with the object we use on
For time-we use on to show the exact time.
days of the week on Sunday; on Friday
date on the 25th of December*
a special part of a day on the morning of September the 11th
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ABOVE
T e lamp is above t e cat.
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OVER
T e cat jumped over t e x.
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BY: VISHAL MODI
Preposition Use Examples
in
in months in July; in September
year in 1985; in 1999
seasons in summer; in the summer of 69
part of the day in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening
In
For place:
For time:
The globe is in the box.
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BY: VISHAL MODI
Into
Into is used for continuity, while in is used for the motionless object.
He is diving the pool.
The dog is jumping the pool.
Remember.
There is water the pool.
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BY: VISHAL MODI
at
part of the day at night
time ofday at 6 o'clock; at midnight
celebrations at Christmas; at Easter
fixed phrases at the same time
At
They are waiting for
the bus at the bus-
stop.
For place:
For time:
Bus
stop
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BY: VISHAL MODI
betweentime that separates two
points.
between Monday
and Friday
Between
For place:
For time:
The house is
between twotrees.
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IN FRONT OF
T e teac er is in front oft e lack ard.
BY: VISHAL MODI
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BESIDE/ NEXT TO
T e all is beside/ next to t e square.
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BELOW
T e circle is below t e ject.
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UNDER
T e circle is under t e ject.
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'Under' means underneath, in the
sense of one thing being covered byanother.
Below' can be used to express amore vertical relationship:
The first name does not literally
cover the second name, but is in a
lower position.BY: VISHAL MODI
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BEHIND
She is behind the mushr m.
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BY: VISHAL MODI
He is On the box. She is behind the box. He is in front of the box.
She is between the boxes. They are next to the boxes.
He is underthe box.They are in the box.
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on
under
besideBY: VISHAL MODI
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ACROSS
The x is across the r m.
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onunderbehindbeside
onon
inbetween
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after later than something. after school
agohow far something.
happened (in the past)6 years ago
before earlier than something. before Christmas
bynot later than a special
time.by Thursday
duringthrough the whole of a period of
timeduring the holidays
till/until no later than a special timetill tomorrow
until tomorrow
to time of the day 23 minutes to 6 (5:37)
up to not more than a special time up to 6 hours a day
COMMON TIME PREPOSITIONS.
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from ... to
from...
till/until
two points form a
period
from Monday to
Wednesdayfrom Monday till
Wednesday
from Monday until
Wednesday
within during a period of time within a day
past time of the day 23 minutes past 6 (6:23)
since point of beginning time since Monday
for period of time for three weeks
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IN, ON, AT + TIME
WHAT IS CORRECT? IN, ON, OR AT?
__________ 6 p.m
__________ Friday
__________ January
__________ Friday, Jan. 13
__________ the m rning
__________ night
__________ the evening __________ midnight
__________ n n
__________ 2006
__________ a few minutes
__________ tw days
__________ the 21st Century
__________ the summer
__________ the weekend
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TRICKY ONES
WHAT IS THE CORRECT
PREPOSITION?
Ihad a funny dream (with, a ut) y u last night.
The k was written (f r, y) a fam us author.
I like to talk (in, on) the phone.
I am (in ed, on the ed).
He is mad (at, a out) his girlfriend.
She is (in, at) the hopital.
I am (in, at) school.
Please throw that ook (at, to) me.