English Prepositions
English Prepositions
English Prepositions
CramUp (/)CramUpGrammar(/en/cram-up/grammar)Prepositions
Grammar
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Prepositions
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Writing(/en/cram- Prepositionsareshortwords(on,in,to)thatusuallystandinfrontofnouns
(sometimesalsoinfrontofgerundverbs).
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Vocabulary EvenadvancedlearnersofEnglishfindprepositionsdifficult,asa1:1
translationisusuallynotpossible.Oneprepositioninyournativelanguage
(/en/cram-
mighthaveseveraltranslationsdependingonthesituation.
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Therearehardlyanyrulesastowhentousewhichpreposition.Theonlyway
Tests(/en/cram-
tolearnprepositionsislookingthemupinadictionary(/en/lingopad),
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readingalotinEnglish(literature(/en/read-on/literature))andlearning
StudyTips usefulphrasesoffbyheart(studytips(/en/cram-up/learning/gap-filling)).
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Thefollowingtablecontainsrulesforsomeofthemostfrequentlyused
up/learning) prepositionsinEnglish:
DailyEnglish
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english) English Usage Example
TakeOn PrepositionsPlace(PositionandDirection)
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Calendar2016 English
English Usage
Usage Example
Example
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in room,building,street,town, inthekitchen,inLondon
on/calendar?2016) country inthebook
book,paperetc. inthecar,inataxi
TeachIn
car,taxi inthepicture,intheworld
CulturalStudies picture,world
on attached thepictureonthewall
foraplacewithariver LondonliesontheThames.
beingonasurface onthetable
foracertainside(left,right) ontheleft
forafloorinahouse onthefirstfloor
forpublictransport onthebus,onaplane
fortelevision, radio onTV,ontheradio
to movementtopersonor gotothecinema
building gotoLondon/Ireland
movementtoaplaceor gotobed
country
forbed
OtherimportantPrepositions
of who/whatdoesitbelongto apageofthebook
whatdoesitshow thepictureofapalace
by whomadeit abookbyMarkTwain
on walkingorridingonhorseback onfoot,onhorseback
enteringapublictransport getonthebus
vehicle
in enteringacar/Taxi getinthecar
English Usage Example
by riseorfallofsomething priceshaverisenby10percent
travelling(otherthanwalkingor bycar,bybus
horseriding)
at forage shelearnedRussianat45
ExercisesonPrepositions
ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace1(/en/cram-
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ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace2(/en/cram-
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ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace3(/en/cram-
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ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace4(/en/cram-
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ExerciseonPrepositionsPlace5(/en/cram-
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ExerciseonPrepositionsTime1(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?02)
ExerciseonPrepositionsTime2(/en/cram-
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ExerciseonPrepositionssinceandfor(/en/cram-up/vocabulary/since-for)
Seealso:Date(/en/cram-up/vocabulary/date)andTime(/en/cram-
up/vocabulary/time)
ExerciseonPrepositionsBuses(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?11)
ExerciseonPrepositionsApicture(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?12)
ExerciseonPrepositionsAphotograph(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?13)
ExerciseonPrepositionsTheWampanoag(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?06)
ExerciseonPrepositionsGeorgeWashington(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?14)
ExerciseonPrepositionsHenryFord(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?15)
ExerciseonPrepositionsMcDonalds(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?16)
ExerciseonPrepositionsUluru(/en/cram-
up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?17)
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