Preposition usage
A preposition is used to link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. A preposition is used to indicate time (at \(12\)), place (at hospital), direction (to the hospital), or logical relationship between the other parts of the sentence. A preposition is followed by a noun.
The table below gives information on the most frequently used prepositions:
Prepositions of Time |
preposition | usage | example |
on | days of the week | on Sunday |
in | months seasons parts of the day years after a certain period of time | in January in winter in the morning in \(2016\) in an hour |
at | a certain point of time during the time when it is dark during the weekend | at \(12\) (o'clock) at night at weekend |
to past | telling the time | \(10\) to \(12\) (\(11:50\)) \(10\) past \(12\) (\(12:10\)) |
till/until | before a particular time, up to | till/until Friday |
Ուշադրություն
Until is a preposition. Until is often shortened to till or til.
Till or til are more informal and we don’t usually use them in formal writing.
Prepositions of Place |
preposition | usage | example |
on | touching a surface or an object | on the wall on the table on the first floor |
in | inside (room, building, street, city, country, book, car, taxi, picture, world, etc.) | in the kitchen, in the house, in the street, in London, in the book, in the car, in a taxi, in the picture, in the world |
at | an exact position or a particular place | at the door, at the station, at the table, at a concert, at the party, at the cinema, at school, at work |
Other Prepositions |
preposition | usage | example |
about | who or what you are discussing, describing, etc. | We were talking about you. |
after | when an event or action has ended | Let's go for a walk fter breakfast. |
with | when people or things are in a place together or are doing something together | He lives with his grandmother. Join the two pieces together with glue. |
behind | at the back of someone or something | The teacher was standing behind me. |
Ուշադրություն
on Christmas Eve
on New Year's Eve at Easter
at Christmas