Basic Grammar 5.

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PREPOSITIONS - PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT

We use prepositions of movement with verbs of movement such as: walk, run, swim, fly,
jump, come, go, etc.

TO
We use TO when we indicate our final destination, where we go.
Examples:
Sally walked to the door and rang the doorbell.
I go to the park every day.
Can you go to the drugstore, please?

FROM
We use FROM to indicate the point where we start.
Examples:
She walks home from her office every day.
Ted is coming from downtown.
They travel from town to town selling their products.

AROUND
We use AROUND to describe a circular movement or movement in no particular direction.
Examples:
Peter ran around the park.
She walked around the store looking at everything.
Turn around the corner and go straight for two more blocks.

B 5.3 PREPOSITIONS Prepositions of movement

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PRACTICE: PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT
I. Fill in the blanks with to, from, or around.
1. Irene walked ....to.... the tree and stopped.
2. Chris sometimes walks home .................work.
3. Get away .............here fast!
4. I go ........school every day.
5. Becky ran ...............the block three times.
6. He walked ..................the mall looking at everything.
7. Please come ..............my office.
8. Turn ..the corner and youll see the bus stop.
9. Where do you come ?
10. Can you go the drugstore for me, please?

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ANSWERS: Practice B 5.3
Exercise I:
1. to
2. from
3. from
4. to
5. around
6. around
7. to
8. around
9. from
10. to

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