This document provides information about prepositions and their uses in the English language. It begins by defining a preposition as a word that precedes a noun or pronoun and indicates its relationship to another word. Examples of common prepositions that indicate location are given, such as "in, on, under, behind." The document then discusses specific uses of the prepositions "at, in, on" to indicate points, enclosed spaces, and surfaces. Further sections explain how prepositions can indicate time, movement, and relationship between objects. Examples of simple sentences using prepositions are provided to demonstrate their meaning in context.

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2. behind
between
through
opposite
beside
towards
outside
along
against
aboard
beneath
around
across
without
during
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4. A preposition is a word which
precedes a noun (or a pronoun) to
show the noun's (or the pronoun's)
relationship to another word in the
sentence.
A preposition links nouns, pronouns
and phrases to other words in a
sentence.
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5. Describe where
something is.
For example
‘in, on, under, behind’
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Where are they?
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8. ‘at’ for a POINT
‘in’ for an ENCLOSED SPACE
‘on’ for a SURFACE
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at in on
POINT ENCLOSED SPACE SURFACE
at the corner in the garden on the wall
at the bus stop in London on the ceiling
at the door in France on the door
at the top of the page in a box on the cover
at the end of the road in my pocket on the floor
at the entrance in my wallet on the carpet
at the crossroads in a building on the menu
at the front desk in a car on a page
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11. ‘at’ for a PRECISE TIME
‘in’ for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES,
LONG PERIODS
‘on’ for DAYS and DATES
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at in on
PRECISE TIME
MONTHS, YEARS,
CENTURIES and
LONG PERIODS
DAYS and DATES
at 3 o'clock in May on Sunday
at 10.30am in summer on Tuesdays
at noon in the summer on 6 March
at dinnertime in 1990 on 25 Dec. 2010
at bedtime in the 1990s on Christmas Day
at sunrise
in the next
century
on Independence
Day
at sunset in the Ice Age on my birthday
at the moment in the past/future on New Year's Eve
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14. to show movement ‘to’ or ‘from’
a place
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up
up the stairs
up the hill
down
down the stairs
down the hill
across
across the road
across the river
over
over the bridge
over the hill
under
under the bridge
under the table
along
along the street
along the river
into
into the house
into the garden
out of
out of the house
out of the garden
through
through the town
through the door
past
past the house
past the cat
round/around
round the tree
round the park
from ... to ...
from A to B
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18. on
under
near
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Draw the situation
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19. Mary
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Fill in the blanks.
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on
under
near
beside
on
on
in
between
Check your answers.
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1. Walk________the corridor and the photocopier is
on the left. (along/at)
2. The restaurant is________the top of the building,
on the twentieth floor. (in/at)
3. Do you want the logo on the left, on the right,
or_________the middle? (in/at)
4. I can't sleep, my room is__________the hotel
disco. (along/above)
5. Go___________the hotel and turn left.
(along/out of)
6. Walk past the reception and my office
is_________the lift. (next to/next)
Choose the correct answers
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1. Walk along the corridor and the photocopier is
on the left. (along/at)
2. The restaurant is at the top of the building, on
the twentieth floor. (in/at)
3. Do you want the logo on the left, on the right,
or in the middle? (in/at)
4. I can't sleep, my room is above the hotel
disco. (along/above)
5. Go out of the hotel and turn left. (along/out
of)
6. Walk past the reception and my office is next
to the lift. (next to/next)
Check your answers
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Now try to write few simple sentences about the picture.
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26. 1.There are flowers in the
vase.
2.There is vase on the table.
3.There is a pot of plant near
the door.
4.There is a book on the
blanket.
5.There is a blanket on the bed.
6.There is a poster on the wall.
7.There is a lamp on the desk.
8.There is a pair of slippers
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28. 1.The vase is ____ _the table.
2.The ball is ____________the
table.
3.The flowers are _____ the
vase.
4.The cat is _____ the
armchair.
5.The chair is _____________
the armchair.
6.The schoolbag is _______
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Try to make compound sentences about the picture.
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Now fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.
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Make sentences about the picture below.
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1. There is a television set above the
fireplace.
2. There is a red blanket draped on the
armchair.
3. There is a fireplace near the sofa.
4. There are three chairs at the table.
5. There is a square carpet in front of the
sofa.
6. There is a table made of glass on the
carpet.
7. There are several windows for a sea view.
8. There are two spotlights on the ceiling.
9. There is a basket next to the fireplace.
10. There is a lamp near the window.
Some examples of sentences.
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33. Good
luck in
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