PREPOSITIONS
A preposition is a word or group of words that shows the relationship
between other words in a sentence. Prepositions can indicate direction, time,
location, and spatial relationships.
The most common prepositions in English are: in, at, on, of, to. above, across, against,
along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down,
from, in, into, near, off, toward, under, upon, with and within.
Prepositions can be divided into two groups – one-word prepositions such as: about,
at, by, for, from, in, on, to and complex prepositions such as: according to, along with,
because of, depending on, except for, in front of, next to.
● Prepositions of Time – used to show when something is happening.
For example:
● We will be meeting on Friday.
● The supermarket will be closed from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.
● Can you come after some time?
● We have been asked to work from home until the end of May.
● The whole country was asked to stay home during the pandemic to ensure safety and
well-being.
● Prepositions of Place – indicate the place or position of something.
For example:
● I have kept the book I borrowed from you on the table.
● Henry hid behind the door.
● The dog jumped over the fence.
● Can you place the red roses in between the white daisies?
● He was waiting in front of the EB office.
The preposition "in" is used for small vehicles or personal vehicles, while
"on" is used for large vehicles or public vehicles. For example, you would
say "in the car" and "on the bus".
Here are some more examples of when to use "in" and "on":
In
For small vehicles or crafts that you have to enter and sit in, such as a car, taxi, truck, helicopter,
canoe, kayak, small boat, carriage, or rickshaw
On
For large vehicles that you can stand and walk around in, such as a bus, airplane, train,
metro/subway car, cruise ship, or boat
An exception to this rule is when you are talking about a bicycle or motorcycle. For small
vehicles like those, use "on".
At
For places where you wait for transport, such as "at the bus stop," "at the taxi stand,"
"at the airport," "at the train station," "at a stop sign," "at an intersection," or "at a
crosswalk"
● The dog likes to ride in the car.
● We were able to fit all of our luggage in the truck.
● He liked going for drives in his Jeep during the summer.
● He left his jacket in the limousine.
● There wasn't much space to move around in the canoe.
● She got on the bus near the library.
● We parked our car on the ferryboat.
● She sailed off into the sunset onher yacht.
● The kids had a snack on the plane.
● There were quite a few passengers on the train.
● She sat on her bike for a minute adjusting her helmet, and then she headed
home.
● They arrived on a motorcycle.
● Prepositions of Direction – used to denote the direction in which something travels or
moves.
For example:
● The girl ran toward her father the moment she saw him.
● Jerry jumped into the river to help his sister.
● Veena passed the book to Priya.
● When will Salvia be returning from London?
● Neena lives across the street.
