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Prepositions
Eman Saadeldin
Definition
Prepositions are words which connect nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence.
DEFINITION
AT
Transportation
Location
Time
NOTHING
Hour+ Minute
Specific
Examples
EXAMPLES
Location:
- Meet me at my house tonight.
- He's at the corner of the street waiting for you.
- We're going to be at the mall.
- My children are at school now.
train, bus, plane, boat
ON
Transportation
Location
Time
SURFACE
( DAY )
MONDAY- LABOR DAY
Examples
Examples
- The picture is on page 10.
- The photo hangs on the wall.
- There are no prices on this menu.
- I live on the 7th floor .
- I kept the dishes on the dining table.
- He's on the bus.
- My party is on Sunday.
Car, Taxi
IN
Transportation
Location
Time
Examples
Weeks, Months, Years!
LONG TIME
- He sits in the corner of the room.
- There is a big tree in the middle of the garden.
- My cat always sits in the back of the car.
- In the summer, we like to travel.
- The new semester will start in March.
EXAMPLES
Car, plane, train , boat
BY
Transportation
Location
Time
- They were sitting by the tree.
- The house is by a river.
- David lives by a train station.
- I would love to live in a house by the sea.
- Ahmed went to Halfa by train.
- I go to work by car.
- My parents often go to France by boat.
- Our children have never traveled by plane before.
LETS PRACTICE:
Practice
Identify all prepositions in the following sentences.
After flying for many hours, we finally got off the airplane. We walked out the exit and went to the baggage claim area. There were hundreds of different bags on the conveyer belt. I almost picked up the wrong one because it looked like mine.
Choose a correct preposition in the sentence.
1)I want to lose 5 kilogram (on, at, in) one month.
2)Could you get me this pants (on, at, in) a larger size?
3)She seems to be interested (on, at, in) Psychology.
4)I will come to pick you up (on, at, in) 2 pm tomorrow.
5)This class will be held (on, at, in) Mondays.
- 1.Please put the vase ________ the table.
a. In
b. On
c. at
1. I'll meet you the morning.
2. The meeting starts three.
3. I'll go to the restaurant with you the evening.
4. I usually stay home night.
5. I get out of class noon.
6. I'll call you six o'clock.
7. She came Monday.
8. She came March.
9. I was born 1970.
10. I was born March 15th.
11. They managed to complete the work two weeks.
12. He played a trick on me April Fool's Day.
13. I'll help you a minute.
14. I'll be ready a few minutes.
15. the moment, I'm doing an exercise.
16. He's due to arrive 14 February.
17. I like to go swimming summer.
18. I'm working my birthday.