BY :

Nohem Montenegro.
Karina Tllez G.

What is a preposition ?
A preposition links nouns , pronouns and phrases to
other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that
preposition introduces is called the object of the
preposition. A preposition usually indicates the
temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object
to the rest of the sentence.


Here are the most commonly used
prepositions:
Aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along,
among, around, as, at, before, behind below,
beneath, beside, between, beyond, but, by,
concerning, despite, down , during, except, for,
from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto,
opposite, out outside, over past, since , through,
throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath,
until , up, upon, with within, without.

USES AND FUNCTIONS OF
PREPOSITIONS
Serves to link two words or other elements in the
sentence:
The man swam under the bridge.
They can accompany a verb serving to bind to its
complement and alter it and create a different word.
To look /
To look after / take care of.
When we put a verb after a preposition, in English
how 'ing' is commonly used, not the infinitive.
You shouldnt go to India without visiting the Taj Mahal.

Kinds of Prepositions are of five different kinds:

1. Simple prepositions.
2. Compound prepositions.
3. Double prepositions.
4. Participle prepositions.
5. Phrase prepositions.
6. Prepositions and adverbs.





Simple Prepositions

are words like in, on, at, about, over, under, off, of, for, to etc.

* She sat on the sofa.
* He is going to the market.

Compound prepositions

are words like without, within, inside, outside, into, beneath,
below, behind, between etc.

* He fell into the river.
* He sat beside her.

Double prepositions

are words like outside of, out of, from behind, from beneath etc.

* Suddenly he emerged from behind the curtain.
* He walked out of the compound.
Participle prepositions

Participle prepositions are words like concerning, notwithstanding,
pending, considering etc.
There was little chance of success, notwithstanding they decided to
go ahead.
You did the job well, considering your age and inexperience.

Phrase prepositions

Phrase prepositions are phrases like because of, by means of, with
regard to, on behalf of, instead of, on account of, in opposition to,
for the sake of etc.

I am standing here on behalf of my friends and colleagues.
The match was cancelled because of the rain.
He succeeded by means of perseverance.

Prepositions and Adverbs

The difference between a preposition and an adverb is that an
adverb answers the questions, Where? When? How? To what
extent? By itself. Both common and compound prepositions need
more than just themselves to answer the same questions:

He fell down.
He fell down the stairs.

They walked aboard.
They walked aboard the ship.

List of prepositions of time
About, around, before, after, during, over, for, throughout

Example
. The doctor will be here about three o'clock.
Mary should arrive around four o'clock.
Mary left before dinner.
Susan went to bed after dinner.
Jimmy will be working during the morning.
We saw him several times over the weekend.
They intend to stay there for two weeks.

LIST OF PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE:
On, upon, in, at, inside, outside, above,
below, Over, under, beneath, underneath,
by, near, close to, across, along, aroud,
round,agains,on top of, at the bottom of, in
front of, opposite, behind,Beside, next to,
within, beyond, between, among, amid,
before, after,thoughout

Example:

The children left their books on the
table.
The corpse was lying upon the bed.
What do you have in your mouth?
My parents are at work.
The children were playing inside the
house.
The dog sleeps outside the house.
We were flying above the clouds.
She has an apartment below mine.


PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE: AT,ON,IN
At + commonplaces
At home
At school
At work
At university
At +specific locations
At Madison Square Garden
At Kennedy Airport
At + directions and addresses
At 2354 Rivadavia Avenue
At 3456 Belgrano Street
At +certain things or positions
At the top
At the bottom
At the side
At the front
At the back
At the end

We use "on" for:
On +surfaces
On the floor
On the ceiling
On the table
On + transport
On a ship
On a train
On + parts of the body
On my leg
On your arm
On + addresses
On the left
On + certain things and places
On the radio
On TV

We use "in" for:
In + countries
In Argentina
In Spain
In + cities
In New York
In Madrid
In + rooms
In the bathroom - Bathroom
In the kitchen - in the kitchen
In + bodies of water
In the sea
In the water
In a river
In the ocean
In + climate / weather
In the rain
In the sun
In +certain places and expressions
In prison
In hospital

How to use in on at ?
O In + part of the day
O In + months
O In + years
O In + seasons of the
year
O In + long periods
O In + concerning the
future

O On + days
O On + days+ part of
the days
O On + dates

O At + time of the day
O At + holiday
O At + certain
expressions
Exercise on Prepositions Place
Fill the gaps with the correct prepositions.

We live ___ London.(at,in,on)
Would you like to go ___ the cinema tonight?(at,in,to)
No, thanks. I was ___ the cinema yesterday.(at,into,to)
We are going ___ holiday next week.(in,on,to)
There is a bridge ____ the river.(across,through,outside)

Exercise on Prepositions Time

Peter is playing tennis ____ Sunday.(on,at,for,since,by)
We are going to see my parents ___ the weekend.(on,at,for,since,by)
I have been waiting for you ____ seven oclock. .(on,at,for,since,by)


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