PREPOSITIONS
Time
|
Preposition
|
Time Nature
|
|
In
|
1. Month or
Year.
in January, in 1985
2. Particular
time of day or month or year
in morning, in evening, in first week of January, in summer, in winter
3. Century or
specific time in past etc
in 21st century, in stone age, in past, in future, in present |
|
On
|
1. Day
on Monday
2. Date
on 5th of March, March 5
3. Particular
day
on Independence Day, on my birthday, |
|
At
|
1. Time of
clock
at 5 O’clock, at 7:30 PM
2. Short and
precise time
at noon, at sunset, at lunch time, at bed time, at the moment, at the same time |
PLACE
Preposition
for Place. (in, on, at)
Prepositions “in, on or at” are usually
used for different places.
· “In” is
usually used for place which have some boundary (boundary may physical or
virtual).
·
“On”
is used for surface
·
“At” is
used for specific place.
|
Preposition
|
Place Nature
|
|
In
|
Place having
some boundary (physical or virtual boundary)
Examples. In hall In school In a building In a box In a car In library In garden In America In room In cupboard |
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On
|
Surface of
something.
Examples. On a table On blackboard On a page On the wall On the roof On a map |
|
At
|
Specific
Place.
Examples. At the entrance At the bottom of glass At front of the chair At bus stop At the edge of roof |
EXERCISES
Describe the picture with the correct prepositions
.
Complete the phrase with the preposition
The man is getting the car. 
She is the house.
The books are the shelf.
The motorcycle is parked the cars.
Preposition for device, instrument or
machine.
Different preposition are used by
different devices, instruments or machines. by, with, on etc.
Examples.
He opened the lock with key
Prepositional Verb
A prepositional phrase is a combination of
a verb and a preposition. It is just a verb followed by a preposition.
Prepositional Phrase = Verb +
Preposition
Prepositional Verbs are transitive and
they have a direct object in sentence. Some of the frequently used preposition
verb are, laugh at, knock at, listen to, look
at, look for, look after, wait for, agree to, agree with, talk about, talked to.
Examples.
She
is listening to music.
She looked at the blackboard
EXERCISES
complete de sentence.
We believe ____ God.
They were waiting _____ the teacher.
Do you _____ with me?
Do you agree ____ my proposal?
Someone is _______ at the door.
.
They were waiting _____ the teacher.
Do you _____ with me?
Do you agree ____ my proposal?
Someone is _______ at the door.
.
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