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What is a Preposition?
Between us only
Between = preposition; us = pronoun or the object of the
preposition; only = modifier.
Without completely finishing
Without = preposition; completely = modifier; finishing =
gerund or the object of the preposition.
Preposition Practice
Identify the prepositions in the following
sentences, then identify the object of the
preposition.
Subhan and Sarah were hiding inside the wardrobe / closet / attire /
clothing.
On
Surface of something.
Examples.
On a table
On blackboard
On a page
On the wall
On the roof
On a map
Specific Place.
At Examples.
At the entrance
At the bottom of glass
At front of the chair
At bus stop
At the edge of roof
Examples
No, you can’t watch a video. It’s past your bedtime already.
since from a certain point of time (past till now) since 1980
to / till / marking the beginning and end from Monday to/till Friday
until of a period of time
by, next to, beside left or right of somebody or Jane is standing by / next
something to / beside the car.
under on the ground, lower than the bag is under the table
(or covered by) something
else
below lower than something else the fish are below the
but above ground surface
over covered by something else put a jacket over your shirt
meaning more than over 16 years of age
getting to the other side walk over the bridge
(also across) climb over the wall
overcoming an obstacle
through something with limits on top, bottom drive through the tunnel
and the sides
to movement to person or building go to the cinema
movement to a place or country go to London / Ireland
for bed go to bed
Usage of OF
Our modules are full of real life
examples.
I ate a plate of rice and a quarter of
milk.
Would you like a glass of lemon
juice?
I need three pieces of paper.
Most of the children in my class like
Education.
There are several ways of cooking
Usage of “WITH”