HSS 101

Preposition…
• Is like a tricky beast!
…acts as vital markers to the
structure of a sentence
mark special relationships between
persons, objects, and locations.
 Why bother?

...and it is a part of the exam, too!

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A preposition is a word used to link nouns,
pronouns, or phrases to other
words within a sentence.
 PREPOSITIONS

PLACE and LOCATION

TIME
DIRECTION
What type of prepositions are
these?
 prepositions of place
and location

 Are used to indicate the locations or

position of objects.

 Eg: on, in, under, in front of, among,

between.
 Prepositions Of Direction

 Are used to show direction of

movement to and from a fixed point.

 Eg: to, from, into, along, over,

through, across and around.
To

Although we
can’t do this
right now 
Into [He jumped into the puddle]
Along
Across!!!
Around
Through
Over
 How can you give
someone direction?
 Yes….
• You can use Prepositions!!!

• Let’s have a look at an example!

 Even in asking for directions ,
prepositions are used!
• Is there a cafe… around here?
• How can I get to…?
• How far is the… from the…?
• Can you please show me the way to ….?
• In which direction is the nearest …..?
• Where am I on this map?
 One example!

• Places: High Park, Dundas

Square, Queen Street,
Union Station.

• Vocabulary: 
Traffic lights, bank, post
office, constructions, block.
Give direction like this!
 The Most Commonly
Used Prepositions for places! 

• Between
• Next to/Close to
• Along
• Across
• Down
……..And so on……
You can also describe time
using preposition!
time
in
on
at
Time
Month, in
Year, Season

Day on

Hour at
 Examples
in May.
He saw her ___

He saw her ___

on Tuesday.

He saw her ___

at 2 p.m.