PREPOSITION
Prepositon
A preposition is a word
which precedes a noun (or a pronoun) to show the noun’s (or the
pronoun’s) relationship to other word in the sentence. (The word preposition comes from the idea of being
positioned before. It is not true to
say that a preposition always precedes a noun or a pronoun, but it does most of
the time).
Preposition
Of Place
Prepositions of Place
are used to show the position or location of one thing with another.
·
Behind
Behind is the opposite of In front
of. It means at the back (part) of something. Example : The car park
is behind the building.
·
Between
Between normally refers to something in the middle of two objects or things (or
places). Example : I held the pen between my thumb and fingers.
·
Across
From / Opposite
Across from and Opposite mean the same thing. It usually
refers to something being in front of something else BUT there is normally
something between them like a street or table. It is similar to saying that
someone (or a place) is on the other side of something. Example:
- I live accross from a supermarket (it
is on the other side of the road)
- The chess players sat opposite each
other before they began their game ( they are in front each other and there is
a table betweeb them)
·
On
On means that something is in a position that is
physically touching, covering or attached to something. Exampe: The clock on the
wall is slow.
·
Above / Over
Above and Over have a similar
meaning. The both mean "at a higher position than X" but above normally
refers to being directly (vertically) above you. Example:
-
Our neighbors in the apartment above us are rally noisy.
-
Planes normally fly above the clouds.
Preposition Of Time:
·
AT
We use AT with specific times (hour / minutes). Example:
-
My softskill class starts at 11 am.
-
He left the party at midnight. (midnight and midday
are a specific hour which is why we use AT).
12 am = midnight
12 pm = midday/noon
We use AT for holiday periode of two or more days. Example: Did you eat a
lot of choclate at easter?
·
ON
We use ON for specific days and dates. Example: I will
returen it to you on Sunday.
·
IN
We use IN for specific months, years, seasons, centuries
and lengths of time. Example: My birthday is in September (i don’t mention the
date, just the month)
·
Since
From a certain poin of time (past till now). Example: I live in Bekasi
since 1994.
·
Till/until
In the sense of how long something is going to last. Example: she is in
holiday until Sunday.
