A comprehensive guide to understanding and using prepositions correctly
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Prepositions are words that show relationships between nouns, pronouns, and other words in a sentence.
• The book is on the table. (location)
• We'll meet at 3 PM. (time)
• She walked through the park. (direction)
• He wrote the letter with a pen. (manner)
Show when something happens
Examples: at, in, on, during, before, after, since, for
Show where something is located
Examples: in, on, at, under, over, beside, between
Show movement or direction
Examples: to, from, through, across, toward, into
Show how something is done
Examples: by, with, without, through, via
Show who or what performs an action
Examples: by, with
• At 3 o'clock
• At noon / midnight
• At Christmas / Easter
• At the weekend (British)
• In January / 2023
• In the morning / afternoon / evening
• In the summer / winter
• In the 21st century
• On Monday / Tuesday
• On January 15th
• On Christmas Day
• On my birthday
AT: Specific times (at 3 PM)
IN: Longer periods (in March)
ON: Specific days (on Monday)
AT: Specific locations (at school)
IN: Enclosed spaces (in the room)
ON: Surfaces (on the table)
TO: Toward a destination
FROM: Starting point
THROUGH: Passing within
BY: Method or agent
WITH: Using something
WITHOUT: Lacking something
Practice with context! Prepositions make most sense when learned in phrases and real situations.
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