English - Prepositions

TO

Permission

Purpose

Physical destination

ON

ON / ONTO

Communication

TOWARD

TO

IN / INTO

INTO

around

Direction

Prepositions: Summary

Movement toward a surface

Orientation toward a goal

Movement toward the interior of something

Location

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Direction

Area/volume - IN (enclosed)

Surface - ON

Point - AT

Destination

Place

FOR

OF or ABOUT

OF

AT

from-until with(in) AT

IN

from-to

by

for

since

months years seasons

Extended

To introduce objects of verbs

Time

ON

parts of the day

days

within

IN

Spatial relationship

Time/ verbs

One point

precise time

during

Limits

Relative movement

Relative position

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along

against

through

across

from

off

ahead of / in front of

beside, behind

inside

nearby

beneath, among

above, below

under

IN

He is INSIDE the house

a tree NEARBY the house

He sat BENEATH the tree

writing ABOVE the line

His hat is OFF

The girl is standing BESIDE the boy

The boy is BEHIND the girl The girl is AHEAD OF/IN FRONT OF the boy

He is AMONG the trees

writing BELOW the line

He's hiding UNDER the table

Prepositions: Spatial relationship

Limits


Relative position

She leans AGAINST the tree

She went THROUGH the door

Draw a line ACROSS the page

He came FROM the house He came OUT OF the house

a circle AROUND the answer

Mark only WITHIN the circle

a lace ALONG the edge of the cloth

Relative movement


To introduce objects of verbs

SINCE FOR

She has been gone SINCE yesterday. I'm going to Paris FOR two weeks. New president to be named BY Monday. BY 11 new cars will be introduced BY 2003. The movie showed FROM August TO October. FROM-TO The decorations were up FROM spring UNTIL fall. FROM-UNTIL I watch tv DURING the evening. DURING We must finish the project WITHIN a year. WITH(IN)

AT

My plane leaves AT noon. The movie starts AT 6 p.m. I will see you ON Monday. days ON I will see you IN the afternoon. parts of the day IN The days are long IN August. The book will be published IN 2003. months, years, seasons IN The flowers will bloom IN spring. precise time

Exception: a glance IN the m irror She took a quick GLANCE AT her reflection. You didn't LAUGH AT his joke. LOOK AT the computer monitor. AT We REJOICED AT his safe rescue. That pretty girl SMILED AT you. Stop STARING AT me. I don't APPROVE OF his speech. My contribution to the article CONSISTS OF many pages. OF He came home SMELLING OF alcohol. I DREAM OF / ABOUT finishing college in four years. OF or ABOUT I amTHINKING OF / ABOUT this problem. Did someone CALL FOR a taxi? He HOPES FOR a raise in salary. I'm LOOKING FOR my keys. FOR We'll WAIT FOR her here. Buy the tickets while I WATCH FOR for the train. I WISH FOR an "A" in this class.

Extended

One point


Prepositions: Time/verbs

Time


ON

Prepositions: Direction Orientation toward a goal

TO

The plane was headed TOWARD the mountain

Said returned TO his apartment

"Take me TO the airport, please"

General direction, TOWARD without arriving

Movement toward a specific destination

Drive TOWARD the city limits and turn north Li Ling washed her dog (in order) TO rid it of fleas Said returned to school Purpose TO TO get his books "to" marks a verb and may be preceded by "in order" consent TO Permission TO refuse TO listen TO speak TO (not tell) relate TO TO Communication in the sense appeal TO of 'plead'

Physical destination


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Movement toward a surface

Movement toward the interior of something

ON / ONTO

IN / INTO

INTO

Jean fell ON / ONTO the floor Athena climbed ON / ONTO the back of the truck usually verbs of motion The plane landed ON the runway Sam hung the decoration ON the Christmas tree He placed the package ON the table Joanna spilled her Coke ON the rug Verbs with the idea of something being situated in a certain place

Bob jumped IN / INTO the pool The patient went IN / INTO the doctor's office

We'll move your brother's old bed INTO your room. What kind of trouble has she gotten herself INTO? Our new neighbors moved INTO the house next door yesterday.

The patient went IN Now what sort of trouble is she IN? IN Our new neighbours moved IN yesterday

A face appeared IN the window

The cows are grazing IN the field

The house is IN Tippecanoe county

The children are playing IN the street (enclosed by sidewalks)

Surface - ON

Prepositions: Location

The dog jumped AT my face

the bus the ship ON the train the plane ON when in motion ON the plane (flying) Possible IN for stationary IN the plane (awaiting takeoff)

Direction

The policeman leaped AT the assailant

The waiter was AT our table immediately

We arrived AT the house

My car is AT the house

Sue spent the whole afternoon AT the fair

Tom is waiting for his sister AT the bank

Destination

Place

Exceptions

Point - AT


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Area/volume - IN (enclosed)

Our house is ON Third Street

Three players are playing ON the field

The frost made patterns ON the window

There's a new roof ON the house

English - Prepositions

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