PREPOSITIONS

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

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

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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.
         

She comes by bus daily.
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.
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