PKU3105 Preposition

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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.



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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.



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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.



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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.



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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/

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