USE OF PREPOSITIONS
In English grammar, a preposition is
a word (one of the parts of speech and a member of a closed word
class) that shows the relationship between a nounor pronoun and
other words in a sentence. See the lists of simple prepositions and deverbal prepositions below.
The combination of a preposition and a noun
phrase is called a prepositional phrase. A word group (such as in
front of or on top of) that functions like a simple, one-word
preposition is called a complex preposition.
Prepositions commonly convey the following
relationships: agency (by); comparison (like, as . . . as); direction (to,
toward, through); place (at, by, on); possession (of); purpose (for); source (from,
out of); and time (at, before, on).
A preposition is used to show direction, location, or time,
or to introduce an object.
Here are a few common prepositions and examples.
Here are a few common prepositions and examples.
ON
Used to express a surface of something:
- I put an egg on the kitchen table
- The paper is on my desk
Used to specify days and dates:
- The garbage truck comes on Wednesdays.
- I was born on the 14th day of June in 1988.
Used to indicate a device or machine, such as a phone or
computer:
- He is on the phone right now.
- She has been on the computer since this morning.
- My favorite movie will be on TV tonight.
Used to indicate a part of the body:
- The stick hit me on my shoulder.
- He kissed me on my cheek.
- I wear a ring on my finger.
Used to indicate the state of something:
- Everything in this store is on sale.
- The building is on fire.
AT
Used to
point out specific time:
- I will meet you at 12 p.m.
- The bus will stop here at 5:45 p.m.
Used to
indicate a place:
- There is a party at the club house.
- There were hundreds of people at the park.
- We saw a baseball game at the stadium.
Used to
indicate an email address:
- Please email me at abc@defg.com.
Used to
indicate an activity:
- He laughed at my acting.
- I am good at drawing a portrait.
IN
Used for
unspecific times during a day, month, season, year:
- She always reads newspapers in the morning.
- In the summer, we have a rainy season for three weeks.
- The new semester will start in March.
Used to
indicate a location or place:
- She looked me directly in the eyes.
- I am currently staying in a hotel.
- My hometown is Los Angeles, which is in California.
Used to
indicate a shape, color, or size:
- This painting is mostly in blue.
- The students stood in a circle.
- This jacket comes in four different sizes.
Used to
express while doing something:
- In preparing for the final report, we revised the tone three times.
- A catch phrase needs to be impressive in marketing a product.
Used to
indicate a belief, opinion, interest, or feeling:
- I believe in the next life.
- We are not interested in gambling.
COMMON COMBINATION AND PROPOSITIONS
Most phrasal verb is composed of two words: verb + particle.
But some are made up of three words, namely: particle + verb + preposition,
which is known as phrasal-prepositional verb. So phrasal-prepositional
multi-word verb is a verb which consists of a verb, particle and preposition.
Between particle (adverb that looks like a preposition) and
phrasal preposition on-prepositional verb inseparable (inseparated) and the
object is always to follow the multi-word verb is due to end in the form of a
preposition (preposition always has an object). Because it is always followed
by an object, all phrasal-prepositional verb is transitive.
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