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    This document provides information about prepositions in the English language. It begins by listing some of the most commonly used prepositions in English: of, to, in, for, with, on. It then defines prepositions as words that show relationships between nouns/pronouns and other words. Examples are given of prepositional phrases, which always begin with a preposition and end with a noun/pronoun. The document discusses how prepositions express spatial and temporal relationships. Specific prepositions like at, on, in are examined for how they express location, and to, onto are discussed for how they express direction. The prepositions for and to are compared in terms of their meanings and uses.

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    This document provides information about prepositions in the English language. It begins by listing some of the most commonly used prepositions in English: of, to, in, for, with, on. It then defines prepositions as words that show relationships between nouns/pronouns and other words. Examples are given of prepositional phrases, which always begin with a preposition and end with a noun/pronoun. The document discusses how prepositions express spatial and temporal relationships. Specific prepositions like at, on, in are examined for how they express location, and to, onto are discussed for how they express direction. The prepositions for and to are compared in terms of their meanings and uses.

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    This document provides information about prepositions in the English language. It begins by listing some of the most commonly used prepositions in English: of, to, in, for, with, on. It then defines prepositions as words that show relationships between nouns/pronouns and other words. Examples are given of prepositional phrases, which always begin with a preposition and end with a noun/pronoun. The document discusses how prepositions express spatial and temporal relationships. Specific prepositions like at, on, in are examined for how they express location, and to, onto are discussed for how they express direction. The prepositions for and to are compared in terms of their meanings and uses.

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    THE

    PREPOSITION
    S

    In English, the most used prepositions


    are:
    of
    to
    in
    for
    with
    on

    PREPOSITION
    A word that shows a relationship
    between a noun or pronoun and
    some other word in the sentence.
    The baseball player in the
    white shirt
    hit a homerun.

    on her boat

    before noon

    in a house

    during class

    near the goat


    goon
    under a mouse
    pass

    about a
    without a

    OBJECT OF THE
    PREPOSITION
    The noun or pronoun that ends a
    prepositional phrase.
    The baseball player in the
    white shirt
    hit a homerun.

    on her boat

    before noon

    in a house

    during class

    near the goat


    goon

    about a

    under a mouse
    pass

    without a

    PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
    Always begins with a
    preposition and ends with a
    noun or pronoun.

    Modifies a noun or pronoun


    It answers the same questions an adjective
    would:

    Which one? What kind?How many?

    The puppy in the shop


    window jumped up.

    Modifies a verb, adjective, or


    adverb
    It answers the same questions an adverb
    would:

    Where?

    When?

    How?

    The puppy jumped to the


    food.

    If there is no object of the


    preposition (if the preposition
    is not part of a phrase), then it
    is not a prepositionit is an
    adverb.

    PREPOSITION
    They also express spatial and
    temporal relationships between
    parts of a sentence.

    1. Location: at, on, in: Prepositions differ


    according to the number of dimensions they
    refer to. We can group them into three
    classes using concepts from geometry:
    point, surface, and area/volume.
    a. Point: (at) Prepositions in this group indicate
    that the noun that follows them is treated as a
    point in relation to which another object is
    positioned.

    b. Surface: (on) Prepositions in this group


    indicate that the position of an object is
    defined with respect to a surface on which it
    rests.
    c. Area/Volume: (in) Prepositions in this group
    indicate that an object lies within the
    boundaries of an area or within the confines
    of a volume.

    2. Direction: to, on(to), in(to): These


    prepositions express movement toward
    something. To, into, and onto correspond
    respectively to the prepositions of location
    at, in, and on. Each pair can be defined by
    the same spatial relations of point,
    line/surface, or area/volume.

    3. Temporal relations: Prepositions also


    express how objects relate temporally.
    Prepositions can express a point in time or
    an extended time.
    a. On, at, and in are each used to express similar
    relations as their spatial counterparts.
    b. Since, by, for, and from-to are used to express
    extended time.

    a the house ____


    i
    1. We arrived ____
    the
    t
    n
    afternoon.
    at our table immediately.
    2.The waiter was ____
    sinc we
    3.We have not seen our waiter _____
    e
    arrived.
    to the ball.
    4. The soccer player leaped ____
    onto my face.
    5. The tiger jumped _____

    Prepositions: To and For


    For is a personal and personally limiting
    preposition and expresses a proprietary
    relationship. Also, for refers to temporal
    duration (ex: I went to England for two
    weeks) and motivation.
    To is a quantitative, directional preposition
    and should be used to explain the
    impersonal connection between objects.

    1. For:
    a. Speak for myself. Here for refers to motive
    and is personally limiting and proprietary. The
    emphasis is as follows: I speak on my own
    behalf; no one else does it for me.
    b. This is my first time for a visit. This
    sentence lays more stress on the personal
    motive for the visit. This preposition stresses
    the relationship between the visitor and the
    visitee.

    2. To: Speak to myself. Here to explains the


    direction of the conversation.
    3. Infinitives: This is my first time to visit. To
    visit is an infinitive not a preposition. This
    sentence lays stress on the action of the visit. An
    adverb could be added to inform the reader of the
    specific type of action (personal visit,
    professional visit . . . etc.).

    t the bank to
    1. (Direction) I went ___
    deposit my check. o
    fo the
    2. (Personal) I am waiting ___
    r
    ambulance.
    3. (Motive) John left ___
    for France where he
    hopes to study French culture.
    4. (Direction) Thomas is leaving to go ___
    t
    England tomorrow.
    o

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