TO

Permission

Purpose

Physical
destination

ON

ON / ONTO

Communication

TOWARD

TO

IN / INTO

INTO

around

Direction

Prepositions:
Summary

Movement
toward
a surface

Orientation
toward
a goal

Movement
toward
the interior
of something

Location

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Direction

Area/volume - IN
(enclosed)

Surface - ON

Point - AT

Destination

Place

FOR

OF or ABOUT

OF

AT

from-until
with(in)
AT

IN

from-to

by

for

since

months
years
seasons

Extended

To introduce
objects of verbs

Time

ON

parts of the day

days

within

IN

Spatial relationship

Time/
verbs

One
point

precise time

during

Limits

Relative
movement

Relative
position

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along

against

through

across

from

off

ahead of / in front of

beside, behind

inside

nearby

beneath, among

above, below

under

IN

He is INSIDE the house

a tree NEARBY the house

He sat BENEATH the tree

writing ABOVE the line

His hat is OFF

The girl is standing BESIDE the boy

The boy is BEHIND the girl

The girl is AHEAD OF/IN FRONT OF the boy

He is AMONG the trees

writing BELOW the line

He's hiding UNDER the table

Prepositions:
Spatial
relationship

Limits

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Relative
position

She leans AGAINST the tree

She went THROUGH the door

Draw a line ACROSS the page

He came FROM the house

He came OUT OF the house

a circle AROUND the answer

Mark only WITHIN the circle

a lace ALONG the edge of the cloth

Relative
movement

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objects of verbs

SINCE
FOR

She has been gone SINCE yesterday.

I'm going to Paris FOR two weeks.
New president to be named BY Monday.
BY
11 new cars will be introduced BY 2003.
The movie showed FROM August TO October.
FROM-TO
The decorations were up FROM spring UNTIL fall.
FROM-UNTIL
I
watch
tv DURING the evening.
DURING
We must finish the project WITHIN a year.
WITH(IN)

AT

My plane leaves AT noon.

The movie starts AT 6 p.m.
I will see you ON Monday.
days
ON
I will see you IN the afternoon.
parts of the day
IN
The days are long IN August.
The book will be published IN 2003.
months, years, seasons
IN
The flowers will bloom IN spring.
precise time

Exception: a glance IN the m irror

She took a quick GLANCE AT her reflection.
You didn't LAUGH AT his joke.
LOOK AT the computer monitor.
AT
We REJOICED AT his safe rescue.
That pretty girl SMILED AT you.
Stop STARING AT me.
I don't APPROVE OF his speech.
My contribution to the article CONSISTS OF many pages.
OF
He came home SMELLING OF alcohol.
I DREAM OF / ABOUT finishing college in four years.
OF or ABOUT
I amTHINKING OF / ABOUT this problem.
Did someone CALL FOR a taxi?
He HOPES FOR a raise in salary.
I'm LOOKING FOR my keys.
FOR
We'll WAIT FOR her here.
Buy the tickets while I WATCH FOR for the train.
I WISH FOR an "A" in this class.

Extended

One point

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Prepositions:
Time/verbs

Time

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Prepositions:
Direction
Orientation
toward
a goal

TO

The plane was headed

TOWARD the mountain

Said returned TO his apartment

"Take me TO the airport, please"

General
direction,
TOWARD
without
arriving

Movement
toward a
specific
destination

Drive TOWARD the city

limits and turn north
Li Ling washed her dog
(in order) TO rid it of fleas
Said returned to school
Purpose TO TO get his books
"to" marks a verb and may
be preceded by "in order"
consent TO
Permission TO refuse TO
listen TO
speak TO (not tell)
relate TO
TO
Communication
in the sense
appeal TO
of 'plead'

Physical
destination

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Movement
toward
a surface

Movement
toward
the interior
of something

ON / ONTO

IN / INTO

INTO

Jean fell ON / ONTO the floor

Athena climbed
ON / ONTO the back of the truck
usually verbs of motion
The plane landed
ON the runway
Sam hung the decoration
ON the Christmas tree
He placed the package
ON the table
Joanna spilled her Coke
ON the rug
Verbs with the idea of something
being situated in a certain place

Bob jumped IN / INTO the pool

The patient went
IN / INTO the doctor's office

We'll move your brother's old bed

INTO your room.
What kind of trouble has
she gotten herself INTO?
Our new neighbors moved
INTO the house next door yesterday.

The patient went IN

Now what sort of trouble is she IN? IN
Our new neighbours moved IN yesterday

A face appeared
IN the window

The cows are grazing

IN the field

The house is
IN Tippecanoe county

The children are playing

IN the street
(enclosed by sidewalks)

Surface - ON

Prepositions:
Location

The dog jumped

AT my face

the bus
the ship
ON
the train
the plane
ON when in motion ON the plane (flying)
Possible
IN for stationary IN the plane (awaiting takeoff)

Direction

The policeman leaped

AT the assailant

The waiter was

AT our table immediately

We arrived
AT the house

My car is
AT the house

Sue spent the whole afternoon

AT the fair

Tom is waiting for his sister

AT the bank

Destination

Place

Exceptions

Point - AT

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Area/volume - IN
(enclosed)

Our house is
ON Third Street

Three players are playing

ON the field

The frost made patterns

ON the window

There's a new roof

ON the house