Preposition use presentation
- 2. DEFINITION: There are about 50 words in English that function as prepositions. The purpose of a preposition is to connect a certain word in a sentence to a noun or pronoun. They express such ideas as location, destination, direction of motion, time, manner, and so on. A preposition is always followed by a noun construction, and the two make a phrase. They tell where, when, why, or whose. Examples: where = in the garden when = until Monday why = because of the bad weather how = by train whose = of the bridge
- 3. Some commonly used PREPOSITIONS are: about behind for since above below from through across beside in to after between of under along by off until around despite on up at down out with before during over without beyond ahead into toward
- 4. Examples of prepositions : Some prepositions indicate either position or direction in different sentences. Which of the italicized prepositions indicate position and which direction in these sentences? 1. Shirley stayed inside the car. 2. The explorers traveled across the snow. 3. I saw a man ahead of me. 4. Jack wants to sit by Joyce. 5. I walked by the theater last night. 6. She works in the kitchen.
- 5. Example of prepositions: Some prepositions indicate either position or direction in different sentences. Which of the italicized prepositions indicate position and which direction in these sentences? 1. Shirley stayed inside the car. (position) 2. The explorers traveled across the snow. (direction) 3. I saw a man ahead of me. (position) 4. Jack wants to sit by Joyce. (position) 5. I walked by the theater last night. (direction) 6. She works in the kitchen. (position)
- 6. EXERCISES: A) Choose the most suitable preposition from the parentheses and complete the following sentences. 1. Birds fly __________ the meadows. (outside, over, in front of) 2. Let´s walk __________ the rain. (inside, in, under) 3. There is a lake __________ the field. (beyond, through, under) 4. I parked __________ the driveway. (inside, against, near) 5. The cat fell __________ a tub of water. (into, to, toward) 6. Let´s go __________ the movies tonight. (up, into, to) 7. The dog walked __________ the tree (down, toward, upon) 8. She took some candies __________ her pocket (beside, off, out of)