Prepositions

1. Prepositions

2. Definition A preposition is a word that shows a connection between a word and another part of the sentence. Prepositions usually tell about a location in time or place.

3. Some Common Prepositions above, about, across, after, among, around, at, before, behind, beside, below, beneath, between, by, down, in, in front of, inside, into, near, next to, on top of, outside, to, toward, through, under, up, with, and within

4. Example • Many people eat lunch at noon. • At tells the time whenpeople eat lunch. • This preposition tells about a location in time.

5. Example • She puts paint on the fence. • On tells the place whereshe puts the paint. • The preposition tells about a location of place.

6. Example • The hat is in the box. • In tells in what placethe hat is. • This preposition tells abouta location of place.

7. Example • School ends at 3:00 PM. • At tells the time when schoolends. • This preposition tells a location of time.

8. Example • He rode to school on a bike. • To tells to what place he rodehis bike. • On tells the place where herode (the bike). • These prepositions tell about location of place.

9. Example • The shoe is on her foot. • On tells the place wherethe shoe is. • This preposition tells abouta location of place.

10. where something is or when something happened. Summary I hope that you could better see that prepositions are wordsthat help you to understand

11. The Next Step Now it’s time to practice using prepositions. Click on this link to go to the activities. Click here.