Understanding Prepositions

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Understanding Prepositions

• The little words that locate
• place and time.

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Learn prepositions of direction.

• To means going in the direction of a goal.
• We are going __ class.
• Onto means movement toward a surface.
• Im getting __ my bike.
• Into means movement toward the inside.
• Its getting cold out. Lets go __ the house.
• In and on mean the position of the item as a
  result of the action.
• The heat is __ inside.
• Its warm __ the house.

Where is the dead fish probably going to?

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Learn how to use the word to.

• Use verbtoverb for want, plan, and have.
• I __ let you to drive my car today.We __ ask
  travel to Florida next summer.Henry __ get a new
  job because he needs one.
• Use to after listen, talk, and speak.
• Do you often __ the radio in the morning?
• Will Alice __ her mother about the party?
• You should __ the professor about the quiz.
• Use to with move, walk, drive, fly, etc.
• Will you __ another city next year?
• Did you __ class yesterday morning?
• Can you __ college all semester long?
• Should you __ Miami for your vacation?

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Learn how to use on and onto.

• Some verbs of motion express the idea that the
  subject causes itself or some physical object to
  be situated in a certain place.
• Complete the sentences using on or onto
• The plane landed __ the runway.
• Sam put the ball __ the Christmas tree. Susana
  placed the package __ the table.
• Joanna spilled her Coke __ the rug.
• Samir moved the armchair __ the deck.The crane
  lowered the roof __ the house.The baby threw the
  pot __ the floor.
• Joshua hit the ball __ the top of the roof.
• Pablo put the dollar __ the counter.

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Learn how to use in and into.

• Use only in when its the last word or before
  an adverbial of time, manner, or frequency.
• The patient went into the doctor's office.The
  patient went in.
• Verbs of stationary position take "on" or "in".
• The doctor is __ his office.
• Are you __ any medications?
• The doctor is available he is __.
• Is the college __ College Drive?
• Move into means moving something from one place
  to another.
• We are moving __ a new apartment next week.
• Are you traveling __ another state soon?

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Learn how to use at, on, and in.

• At indicates a point in relation to another one.
• My car is __ the mall. Where is your car __?
• On indicates the position of an object in
  relation to a surface on which it rests.
• Theres a car __ the road. Its the hybrid.
• In indicates that an object lies within the
  boundaries of an area or a container.
• Our house is __ the county. Wheres yours?

My book is right here where is your book
__? Are their computers under the table or __
it? Did the students stay __ the library or go
out? How far __ the lesson did you study before
now?
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Learn how to use at.

• Use it for location
• Tom is waiting for his sister __ the bank.
• Sue spent the whole afternoon __ the fair.
• For destination
• We arrived __ the house.
• The waiter was __ our table immediately.
• For direction
• The policeman leaped __ the assailant.
• The cat jumped __ my face and really scared me.

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Learn to use in and on.

• On is used for surfaces in is used for areas.
• Three players are practicing __ the field.
• Three cows are grazing __ the field.   
• The ice made patterns __ the window.
• A face appeared __ the window.
• In is used with car travel, but on is for public
  or commercial means of transportation.
• There are three buses which do we ride __?
• You get __ this bus to get to your street.
• Riding __ an airplane is the fastest way.
• Going __ a car takes a lot longer, if its far.
• What, would you rather travel __ a bicycle?
• In fact, I prefer to walk __ my own two feet.

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Learn to use time prepositions.

• On is used with days
• I will see you __ Monday. The week ends __
  Sunday.
• Use at with noon, night, midnight, and time of
  day.
• My plane leaves __ noon.
• The movie starts __ 6 p.m.
• For other day parts, months, seasons, and years,
  use in.
• He likes to read in the afternoon.
• The days are long in August.
• The book was published in 1999.
• The flowers will bloom in spring.

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Use prepositions of extended time.

• For extended time, use since, for, by, fromto,
  from-until, during, (with)in
• She left yesterday and has not returned. She has
  been gone __ yesterday.
• I'm going to Paris __ two weeks and I will spend
  two weeks there.
• The movie showed __ August __ October. Beginning
  in August and ending in October.
• The decorations were up __ spring __ fall.
  Beginning in spring and ending in fall.
• I watch TV __ the evening. For some period of
  time in the evening.
• We must finish the project __ a year. No longer
  than a year.

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Use prepositions of place.

• Over and above are higher than a point.
• Under and below are lower than a point.
• Next to, between, and among are close to a point.
• The ball dropped and rolled down __ the table.
• It is __ the wall, and __ two of the chairs.
• Yesterday we lost the ball __ the flowers.
• It was hard to find so low __ all the plants.
• We finally found it __ our only rose plant.
• In fact, it was higher or __ my lost billfold.
• Its good that we found it __ my billfold.

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Learn these academic words.

• Use computer, structure, remove, interpretation,
  principle.
• Can you give __ for a Chinese movie?
• Do you bones provide __ for your body?
• What is the basic __ of all learning?
• Which __ are you using today in class?
• Can some old people __ their teeth?

Have you learned these words yet?