Exploring Prepositions: What They Are and How They Work

Delve into the world of prepositions with a detailed look at what they are, how they help describe relationships between words, and common examples of their usage. Discover the significance of prepositions in language and enhance your understanding of grammar through engaging visuals and explanations.

• Prepositions
• Grammar
• Language
• Relationships
• Words

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1. Prepositions

2. what is a preposition?

3. think about the name:

4. preposition

5. pre position

6. a place before pre position

7. a place before pre position I go to the cinema.

8. a place before pre position I go to the cinema

9. a place before pre position I go to the cinema.

10. the preposition describes the relationship between the verb and the place I go to the cinema.

11. to into out of past behind etc. the cinema. I go

12. ? preposition of movement or adverb of direction

13. He goes into the office. He goes in.

14. preposition He goes into the office. He goes in. adverb

15. He goes out of the office. He goes out.

16. adverb preposition He goes out of the office. He goes out. adverb

17. how to study prepositions

18. the smaller the word the less it translates

19. with prepositions (and articles) DON T translate

20. learn the rules for: - prepositions of time - prepositions of place - prepositions of movement

21. BUT memorise: - dependant prepositions - phrasal verbs - common errors

22. basic prepositions of time

23. 3 oclock midnight the moment exact time at Monday 4thJuly my birthday Christmas day days and dates on March summer 1997 the 60s periods in the morning / afternoon / evening weekends / the weekend Christmas / Easter night exceptions at

24. I arrived What did you do summer they go to the sea. We saw him Did you see her It was the morning. They study night. We finished 8 pm. Easter? Thursday. last week? the same time.

25. prepositions of place and movement

26. verbs preposition + home be / stay / work place at / in be at home leave - leave - home starting and stopping arrive at / in / on arrive - home go / drive / walk movement to go - home

27. We went She walked The bus left She arrived We stayed When do they arrive They came back Did you stay home. work. the station. Rome. a hotel. Italy? home. home?

28. on for technology & in for paper

29. on the phone on a computer on the radio on the TV on an iPod

30. in a book in a magazine in the (news)paper BUT on the page

31. dependent prepositions after verbs

32. depend on listen to wait for increase / decrease by

33. dependent prepositions after adjectives

34. interested in good / bad at afraid of angry with angry about fed up with happy with married to similar to same as

35. nice / kind / rude of sb. (be) nice / kind / horrible to sb. eg. It was nice of him to give you a lift. He was horrible to his wife.

36. sorry about sth. sorry for doing sth. eg. Sorry about the noise last night. I m sorry for not phoning you. NB. Sorry I m late.

37. dependent prepositions after nouns

38. opinion of increase / decrease in possibility of

39. phrasal verbs

40. look at look for look after

41. get to get into / out of get onto / off

42. get on with sb. get sb. down get over sth./sb. get together check the meaning of these verbs in the OALD or Grammar Reference

43. give sth. away give sth. back give in give sth. out give sth. up give up check the meaning of these verbs in the OALD or Grammar Reference

44. ! no preposition in Italian

45. listen to ascoltare look at guardare look for cercare search for cercare wait for aspettare

46. ! no preposition in English

47. ask chiedere a answer rispondere a call / phone etc. telefonare a

48. ! some common errors

49. ask to sb. married with sb. pay sth. on the newspaper listen sth. good in sth. sorry for sth. increase in sth.

50. exercise

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