PREPOSITIONS

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, you must:
• differentiate preposition of time from
preposition of place;
• make vivid descriptions using prepositions;
and
• use prepositions correctly.
WHAT IS PREPOSITION?
A preposition is a word that expresses the
relationship between a noun and another
word.
Most prepositions deals with location and
are easy to learn.
 above below over through
inside outside around in front of
beside beyond behind next to
near nearby by along (side)
up down toward since*
before* after* during until*
with without within upon
into out (of) off but*
between among except about
like as beneath underneath
despite in spite of under

*These can also be used as conjunctions.

 REMEMBER!
• Some prepositions, however, have more that one
meaning and can be very confusing. (in, on, at, to,
from, for, of)
• Generally, in, on, and at indicate location.
• To and from imply movement toward or away from
something.
• However, to can also indicate duration.
• Many prepositions are also used in expressions.
PREPOSITION OF
TIME
AT, IN,
ON
 Use AT to designate specific
times.
EXAMPLES:
• The train is due at 12:15 p.m.
• The children start school at 6 o’clock.
• She drinks coffee at lunch.
• At breakfast, I eat pancakes.
 Use ON to designate days and
dates.
EXAMPLES:
• My brother is coming on Monday.
• We’re having a party on the 4th of July.
• Our 2nd Preliminary Examination is on
November 23 – 25.
 Use IN for nonspecific times
during a day, a month or a year.
EXAMPLES:
• She likes to jog in the morning.
• He started the job in 2015.
• He’s going to quit in August.
PREPOSITION OF
PLACE
AT, IN,
ON
 Use AT for specific location/addresses
and shows an exact position.
EXAMPLES:
• She’s waiting at the entrance.
• I work at the bank.
• Johnny Bravo lives at Blk 5 Lot Borez St.
San Isidro Heights, Laguna.
 Use ON to designate names of streets or
avenues, and if something is located on a
surface or attached to something.
EXAMPLES:
• The mug is on the floor.
• The mirror is on the wall.
• Her house is on Borez Road.
 Use IN for the name of land-areas (towns,
countries, states, and continents), and if
something is inside something.
EXAMPLES:
• The apples are in the box.
• There are 40 students in the room.
• She lives in Quezon City.
 QUIZ #3:
PREPOSITIONS
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