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The words that
indicate
location.
Show the
location in the
physical world.
Links nouns, pronouns
and phrases to other
words in a sentence.
jjDEFINITION OF
PREPOSITION
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TYPES OF
PREPOSITION
TIME
PLACE
DIRECTION
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PREPOSITION OF TIME
at
on
in
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We use at for specific times.
For example:-
- I start work at 7.00 a.m.
- I don't work at night.
PREPOSITION OF TIME
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We use on for specific days and dates .
For example:
- My birthday is on Monday.
- We're having a party on 7th June.
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We use in for nonspecific times during a
day, a month, a season, or a year.
For example:
- In summer it's too hot to work.
- I started this web site in 1999.
- She woke up in the night.
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Prepositionsofplace are used toclarifyaspecific place.
For example:
aboard - She isaboardthe boat.
above - The picture isabove the sofa.
across - My house isacross the street.
against - The deskisagainstthe wall.
around - My house isaroundthe block.
PREPOSITION OF PLACE
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between - We sitbetween the twoboys.
behind - The girlssitbehindthe twoboys.
below - The deskis belowthe window
by - The booksare bythe door.
in - I live in the biggreenand white house.
inside - I live inside the biggreen house.
PREPOSITION OF PLACE
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PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION
to
onto
into
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Usesof"to":
The prepositionto is used asanordinary
prepositionwith verbs ofcommunicationsuch as
listen, speak, relate (asintellingsomeone
something), appeal(meaning 'pleading', notasin
'be attractive to')
Bettybeganto speakonthe microphone.
Jonah started to listento her, but his phone rang.
PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION
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The preposition to is used asanordinaryprepositionwith verbs ofmovementsuch as
move, go, transfer, walk, run, swim, ride,drive, fly, travel.
Maryannneeded to drive tothe cabin.
She had planned to flythere, butthenchanged her plans.
PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION
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Usesofinto:
Remember that into showscompletionofanaction, in showsthe positionofthe object as a
resultofan action. Connie putthe vase into the sink. The vase isin
the sink.
Harrietthrew her coatinto the closet. Her coatis
in the closet. The chefputthe soup bones into the pot. The
bonesare in the pot.
PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION
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Usesofonto:
With verbs ofmotion, onto and on are usuallyinterchangeable.
Some motionverbsindicate thatthe subjectcausesitselfor some other objecttobe located inaspecific place.
Some ofthese verbscanonlybe used with on.
Otherscanbe used with both on and onto. There are alsotimes whenthe word "add" is used
alone, or used with the word to.
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Daniel bounced on/onto the floor.
Peter climbed on/onto the fence.
Heather threw her coaton/onto the bed.
The birdsscattered the seedsthat had fallen
on/onto the ground.
I would like to have one more roomadded
to/onto the house.
PREPOSITION OF DIRECTION
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REFERENCE
Preposition. 6 April 2011. Takenfrom
http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergram
mar/preposit.html
Preposition. 6 April 2011. Takenfrom
http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergram
mar/preposit.html
Typesofpreposition. 6 April 2011. Takenfromhttp://www.englishsoftware.org/articles/write-
better-english/prepositions-types-and-meaning/