prepositions

**alnihari** · 08-20-2010, 10:52 PM

What are prepositions?
Prepositions are words that specify place, direction, and time. There are three types of prepositions.
Time Prepositions - Time prepositions define time. Time prepositions - In - At - On For - During - While
Place Propositions - Place prepositions clarify the place someone or somebody. Place Prepositions - In - On -At
Direction Prepositions - Direction prepositions are used to clarify the direction of someone or something. Examples: under, over, right, left etc.

Prepositions of place are used to clarify a specific place. Place prepositions are used with all nouns. The preposition usually comes before the noun or the pronoun. The preposition never comes before a verb.
Common Place Prepositions:
aboard - She is aboard the boat.
above - The picture is above the sofa.
across - My house is across the street.
against - The desk is against the wall.
around - My house is around the block.
at - Is your house at the end of the street.
at the back of - We are going to sit at the back of the theater.
at the bottom of - The coins are at the bottom of the lake.
at the top of - The books are at the top of the ++++ves.
between - We sit between the two boys.
behind - The girls sit behind the two boys.
below - The desk is below the window
by - The books are by the door.
in - I live in the big green and white house.
inside - I live inside the big green house.
on the corner of - We live on the corner of 3rd avenue
in the middle of - We live in the middle of the street.
near - I don't live near the supermarket.
next to - I live next to my best friend.
to the left of - The blue box is to the left of the green box.
to the right of - The orange box is to the right of the yellow box.
on - The sun heater is on the top of the building.
on the side of - There is a big sign on the side of the house.
on top of - There is a man on the top of the roof.
on the other side of - Do you see what is going on over there on the other side of the roof?
opposite - The post office is on the opposite side of the street.
outside - The car is outside the garage.
under - The blanket is under the bed in a box..
underneath - The pen is underneath the box.

How to use a prepositions?
1. The prepositions usually comes before the noun.
2. Prepositions can be used with all forms of nouns (e.g. collective nouns, pronouns etc).
3. Prepositions can't come after a verb, but can be used before a gerund or verb in noun form.
4. The rules above do not change and there are no exceptions to the rules.

Prepositions of place are used to clarify a specific place. Place prepositions are used with all nouns. The preposition usually comes before the noun or the pronoun. The preposition never comes before a verb.
Common Place Prepositions:
aboard - She is aboard the boat.
above - The picture is above the sofa.
across - My house is across the street.
against - The desk is against the wall.
around - My house is around the block.
at - Is your house at the end of the street.
at the back of - We are going to sit at the back of the theater.
at the bottom of - The coins are at the bottom of the lake.
at the top of - The books are at the top of the ++++ves.
between - We sit between the two boys.
behind - The girls sit behind the two boys.
below - The desk is below the window
by - The books are by the door.
in - I live in the big green and white house.
inside - I live inside the big green house.
on the corner of - We live on the corner of 3rd avenue
in the middle of - We live in the middle of the street.
near - I don't live near the supermarket.
next to - I live next to my best friend.
to the left of - The blue box is to the left of the green box.
to the right of - The orange box is to the right of the yellow box.
on - The sun heater is on the top of the building.
on the side of - There is a big sign on the side of the house.
on top of - There is a man on the top of the roof.
on the other side of - Do you see what is going on over there on the other side of the roof?
opposite - The post office is on the opposite side of the street.
outside - The car is outside the garage.
under - The blanket is under the bed in a box..
underneath - The pen is underneath the box.

Time prepositions are used to clarity what time an event happened or will happen. Time prepositions are used nouns and pronouns. Prepositions usually come before nouns or pronouns. Prepositions never come before a verb. List of Time Prepositions

At

On

In

a specific time

days and dates

period of time - years, months, seasons
at 2:00
on my birthday
in a few days
at lunchtime
on the first day of the school year
in a couple of months
at 4:00 AM
on 11/10/90
in the summer

IMPORTANT: In English we say:

- in the morning -because it is considered a period of time
- in the afternoon
- in the evening
- at night -

Note: We say in the morning, in the afternoon, or in the evening BUT we say 'at night'

What are place prepositions?
Place prepositions , are prepositions that are used to describe the place or position of all types of nouns. It is common for the preposition to be placed before the noun. When we refer to Place prepositions we usually refer to "in", "at" and "on".
In - Is usually used to state that someone or something is in a (the boundaries can be physical or virtual place.
On - Is usually used to state someone or something is on top of a surface.
At - Is usually used to state something or someone is at a specific place.
A list of most prepositions of place.
At
On
In

a specific place

a place that is physically on top of a place

a place that is enclosed or within boundaries
at the mall
on the table
in the city
at the table
on the floor
in the box
at work
on the wall
in the park

IMPORTANT: In English we say:

- <LI class=h3>on the island <LI class=h3>in the city/country side <LI class=h3>in the mountains - except when you mean that something or someone is physically on the mountain.
- at the office

Prepositions of Place Quiz

Place Prepositions Quiz - Good Luck! 1. I am ____ in at on work.

Answer at

2. We are sitting ____ in at on the park. It is a nice day.

Answer in

3. My car is parked ____ in at on the parking lot.

Answer in

4. Our house is ____ in at on the end of the street.

Answer at/on

5. My sister lives ____ in at on the 6th floor.

Answer on

6. The books are ____ in at on the bag.

Answer in