Prepositions To, In, At

Take a look at the two sentences. They are similar; yet, they have different meanings. What
is the difference?

'Throw it to him.'
'Throw it at him.'
As you can see the prepositions in each sentence are different. Here's how the prepositions
change the meaning:

 Throw it to him
This sentence means 'give it to him'. You throw it so that 'he' can catch it.

 Throw it at him
In this sentence we are trying to hit 'him' - we are not interested in him catching it.

Let's use the same forms in another couple of examples:

Throw my cell phone to me - don't worry, I won't drop it!

Throw that pen at Simon - I'll give you a dollar if you hit him!

 In darts you have to throw the dart ___ the board.

to
at

 You can just throw the keys ___ me - it will be quicker.

to
at

 The teacher was angry when his students threw snowballs ___ him.
at
to

 The clown threw a pie ___ the man in the crowd. It hit him in the face!
to
at

 Don't throw it ___ me - I'm scared that I'll drop it.

at
to
 IN

Use 'in' with static (non-movement) verbs and cities, countries, states, etc.:

 stay in the USA

 work in New York

AT

Use 'at' with static (non-movement) verbs and places:

 at the cinema
 at work
 at home

TO

Use 'to' with verbs of movement such as go, come, drive, etc.:

 go to work
 drive to California

The use of ' ' (nothing)

 With verbs of movement and the noun 'home' - He went home. - they
drove home.
 With the verb 'visit' - She visited France last summer.