Grammar - Preposition

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Grammar

-Prepositions:

Of Time

Of Place

- Transitions or Connecting words


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Prepositions

What is a preposition?• A preposition links nouns, pronouns or phrase

other words in a sentence. The word or phrase tpreposition introdces is called the o!"ect of thepreposition #indirect o!"ect$. %otice that a prepo

will %OT link a clause.• A preposition sall& indicates the temporal, spa

logical relationship of its o!"ect to the rest of thesentence as in the following e'amples(


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• The !ook is on the ta!le.

•

)he read the !ook during class.• The !ook is leaning against the ta!le.

*n each of the preceding sentences, a preposition the non +!ook+ in space or in time.

• The children clim!ed the montain without fea

*n this sentence, the preposition +withot+ introdnon +fear.+ The prepositional phrase +withot feafnctions as an ader! descri!ing how the childreclim!ed.


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Prepostions of Time:

• Can alwa&s !e fond !& asking the estion:

When?


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*n

)omething happens in a...• onth: Or ne't semestre will start in arch.

• )eason: /i0osa is sall& dead in the smmer.

• 1ear: * was !orn in 2345.

• Part of the da&: *6m alwa&s tired in the morning7

)omething is going to happen after a period of time:

• The class will start in 28 mintes.

• *6ll see &o in 9 weeks.


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At

sed to descri!e that something is going to happen at a speci;c time:

• aster(

• At the same time(

• At once.

• AT NIGHT


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On

Alwa&s se on for da&s:Of the week:

• *6m going to isit m& amil& on rida&.

• @ohn is going to ondon on onda&.

Of the month:• & !irthda& is on %oem!er, 25th.

)pecial da&s:


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B&

1o want something %O AT> than a certain timedeadline in the ftre.

• * want to hae those papers !& rida&.


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Preposition of Place

At (also used for

complete adresses)

In ( also used city,

country, state)

On (also used

of streets)

POINT ENCLOSED SPACE S!"ACE

at the corner in the garden on the wall

at the bus stop in London on the ceiling

at the door in France on the door

at the top of the page in a box on the cover

at the end of the road in my pocket on the floor

at the entrance in my wallet on the coast (sucountry)

at the crossroads in a building on the menu

at the front desk in a car on a page


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)tandard >'pressions E some mdiFer from the rles we hae "seenat in on

at home in a car on a bus

at work in a taxi on a train

at school in a helicopter on a plane

at university in a boat on a ship

at college in a lift (elevator) on a bicycle, onat the top in the newspaper on a horse, on a

at the bottom in the sky on the radio, on

at the side in a row on the left, on t

at reception in Mexico on the way


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Connecting words and transition

Transitions are words or phrases that are like a !ridge !et

ideas. The& keep the readerDlistener from getting lost andconfsed. Transitions are most often fond at the !eginnisentences( howeer, the& can occr within the sentence Transition words and phrases act as !ridgesH that can:

• *ncorporate commonl& sed words #)o( B& this time$(

•Ielp lead the reader to the ne't eent #)ddenl&, *mme

• Alert the reader that additional information is forthcominspport what has alread& !een stated #%e't... then...$(

• *ntrodce a contrasting idea #Bt, Ioweer, On the othe


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The words are:

•

)o• eanwhile

• %e't

• )ddenl&

• Then

• B& now

• astl&

• At this

• irst


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• Conseentl&

• )imltaneosl&

•*mmediatel&

• B& this time

• inall&

• %ot srprisingl&

•

*nitiall&

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