4th lesson: Preposition

Prepositions is a word that relates words in a sentence. There are a few types of preposition:

• Direction
• Time
• Place
• Cause
• Manner
• Amount

However, in this lesson, I will only focus on Preposition of Direction, Time and Place.

Preposition of Direction express movement toward something. It consists of to, onto and into.

• to = the goal or destination is physical.
• onto = the goal is a surface
• into = the goal is the inner part of things.

For example:

• We are going to Paris.
• Lina will be coming to my house.
• He leaped onto the table.
• The fish was washed up onto the the surface.
• Put your clothes into the basket.
• You will get into a big trouble if you do so.

Preposition of Time shows at what time will something occur. It consists of at, in and on.

• at = shows specific time.
• in = shows months, years, centuries, and a long period.
• on = shows dates and days.

For example:

• The show will start at 3.00pm today.
• I will be at the faculty at 8.00am.
• I was born in February.
• PC Fair will take place in June next year.
• Your submission date is on Friday.
• We wont be having classes on Saturday anymore.

Preposition of Place will be used when we want to show the location of things. It consists of at, in and on.

• at = to show exact location.
• in = to show enclosed space.
• on = to show the surface.

For example:

• I will be waiting you at the bus stop near your house.
• He is looking for the missing coin at the junction.
• I am doing my work in my room.
• He is doing his research in the library.
• Please hang the picture on the wall.
• The sticker on the cover is confusing.

Now, try to complete these sentences.

• Exercise 1
• Exercise 2
• Exercise 3