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PREPOSITIONS

The document explains the use of prepositions, categorizing them into various types such as direction, location, place, time, and transportation. It provides examples for each category to illustrate how prepositions indicate relationships between words in sentences. The document serves as a guide for understanding the correct usage of prepositions in different contexts.

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PREPOSITIONS

The document explains the use of prepositions, categorizing them into various types such as direction, location, place, time, and transportation. It provides examples for each category to illustrate how prepositions indicate relationships between words in sentences. The document serves as a guide for understanding the correct usage of prepositions in different contexts.

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PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions tell you the relationships


between other words in a sentence.
Prepositions of Direction
To - point
• She drove to the shore.
In/Into - action is directed inward
• Come in/into the house
On/Onto - action is taking place in the
direction of the surface
• Drive on/onto the grass and park the
car there.
Prepositionsof Location
In – an area or volume
• I live in the Philippines.
At – specific location
• She will find him at the library.
On – surface
• There is an apple on the table.
Prepositions of Place

In – the point itself


• They will meet in the lunchroom.
At – specific address or place
• She was waiting at the corner.
On – the surface
• He left his bad on the table.
Prepositions of Place
Over and above – object higher than a point.
• The bird flew over the house.
Below and under – object lower than a point.
• Juan Tamad is sleeping under the tree.
By, near, next to, between, - object close to a
point.
• Our house is next to the park.
Prepositions of Time
In - parts of the day (not specific time),
months, years, and seasons.
• He reads in the morning.
• The weather is cold in December.
• She was born in 1989.
• I will leave in summer.
Prepositions of Time
At – time of the day. Can also use with
“noon”, “night”, and “midnight”.
• I go to work at 8:00.
• He often goes for a walk at night.
• They go to bed at midnight.
Prepositions of Time
On – days

• I will go to Baguio on Monday.


• I work on Saturdays.
Prepositions of Transportation
In – the object is still.
• I am in the car.
On – for a large transportation.
• Ana is on the plane.
By – general ways of transport.
• I went to school by bus.

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