Prepositions

**أمير الحرف** · 23-11-2005, 09:31 AM

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In this topic i'll talk about Preposition

A preposition is a word governing, and usually coming in front of, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element, as in:

She left before breakfast.

Preposition Rule

A preposition is followed by a "noun". It is never followed by a verb.

A preposition cannot be followed by a verb. If we want to follow a preposition by a verb, we must use the "-ing" form which is really a gerund or verb in noun form.

The food is on the table.

She lives in Japan.

The letter is under your blue book.

I ate before coming.

Prepositions of Place:
at, in, on

In general, we use:

at for a POINT

in for an ENCLOSED SPACE

on for a SURFACE

At ::

at the corner

at the bus stop

at the door

at the top of the page

at the end of the road

IN ::

in the garden

in London

in a box

in my wallet

in a car

ON :::

on the wall

on the door

on the floor

on a page

Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop

The author's name is on the cover of the book.

Do you work in an office?

I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.

Prepositions of Time:
at, in, on

We use:

at for a PRECISE TIME

in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS

on for DAYS and DATES

At

at 3 o'clock

at noon

at sunrise

at the moment

In

in May

in 1990

in the next century

in the past/future

On

on Sunday

on 6 March

on my birthday

I have a meeting at 9am

In England, it often snows in December

Do you work on Mondays?

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above
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against
along
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around
as
at
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
but
by
concerning
considering
despite
down
during
except
excepting
excluding
following
for
from
in
inside
into
like
minus
near
of
off
on
onto
opposite
outside
over
past
per
plus
regarding
round
save
since
than
through
to
toward
towards
under
underneath
unlike
until
up
upon
versus
via
with
within
without

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