PREPOSITION

Meeting 3 – English II
Navisatul Izzah
What is preposition?

A preposition is word that usually stands in front of

nouns (sometimes also in front of gerund verbs). It
explains relationships of sequence, space, and logic
between the object of the sentence and the rest of
the sentence. It helps us understand order, time
connections, and positions.
FUN FACT about PREPOSITION

No new preposition will get added to the language. It is

fixed.

Preposition cannot be plural, possessive, inflection, or

anything else.

Preposition have many contextual and natural uses.

Prepositions can be of one, two, three, or even more

words.
PREPOSITION: TIME
preposition usage example
on ▪ days of the week ▪ on Monday
in ▪ months / seasons ▪ in August / in winter
▪ time of day ▪ in the morning
▪ year ▪ in 2006
▪ after a certain ▪ in an hour
period of
time (when?)

at ▪ for night ▪ at night

▪ for weekend ▪ at the weekend
▪ a certain point of ▪ at half past nine
time (when?)
PREPOSITION: TIME
preposition usage example
Since ▪ from a certain point of time (past till ▪ since 1980
now)
For ▪ over a certain period of time (past till ▪ for 2 years
now)
Ago ▪ a certain time in the past ▪ 2 years ago
Before ▪ earlier than a certain point of time ▪ before 2004
To ▪ telling the time ▪ ten to six (5:50)
Past ▪ telling the time ▪ ten past six (6:10)
To/till/until ▪ marking the beginning and end of a ▪ from Monday to/till
period of time Friday
Till/until ▪ in the sense of how long something is ▪ He is on holiday until
going to last Friday.
by ▪ in the sense of at the latest ▪ I will be back by 6
▪ up to a certain time o’clock.
▪ By 11 o'clock, I had
read five pages.
Prepositions – Place (Position and
Direction)
preposition usage example
In ▪ room, building, street, town, ▪ in the kitchen, in
country London
▪ book, paper etc. ▪ in the book
▪ car, taxi ▪ in the car, in a taxi
▪ picture, world ▪ in the picture, in the
world
At ▪ meaning next to, by an object ▪ at the door, at the
▪ for table station
▪ for events ▪ at the table
▪ place where you are to do ▪ at a concert, at the
something typical (watch a film, party
study, work) ▪ at the cinema, at
school, at work
Prepositions – Place (Position and
Direction)
preposition usage example
on ▪ attached ▪ the picture on the wall
▪ for a place with a river ▪ London lies on the
▪ being on a surface Thames.
▪ for a certain side (left, right) ▪ on the table
▪ for a floor in a house ▪ on the left
▪ for public transport ▪ on the first floor
▪ for television, radio ▪ on the bus, on a
plane
▪ on TV, on the radio

by, next to, beside left or right of somebody or Jane is standing by /

something next to / beside the car.
Other important Prepositions

Preposition Usage Example

From ▪ who gave it ▪ a present from Jane
Of ▪ who/what does it belong to ▪ a page of the book
▪ what does it show ▪ the picture of a palace

by ▪ who made it ▪ a book by Mark Twain

on ▪ walking or riding on horseback ▪ on foot, on horseback
▪ entering a public transport ▪ get on the bus
vehicle
in ▪ entering a car / Taxi ▪ get in the car

off ▪ leaving a public transport ▪ get off the train

vehicle
TODAY’S TASK
DUE 8th March 2020, 23:55
 1. Do the exercise by filling the blank with correct prepositions (10 numbers)
 2. You only need to write the answer
Example:
A. EXERCISE – TIME
1. …
2, 3, 4, 5 ….
B. EXERCISE – PLACE
1. …
2, 3, 4, 5 ….
ASSIGNMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORM OF PDF AND UPLOADED IN E-
LEARNING
EXERCISE ON PREPOSITIONS- TIME

Fill in the correct prepositions.

1. Peter is playing tennis ____ Sunday.

2. My brother's birthday is ____ the 5th of November.
3. My birthday is ____ May.
4. We are going to see my parents ____ the weekend.
5. ____1666, a great fire broke out in London.
Exercise on Prepositions – Place

1. ______ the picture, I can see a woman.

2. She is sitting ____ a chair.
3. Her feet are ____ the table.
4. ____ the table are a laptop, a paper, a calculator, an appointment
calendar, two pens and a muffin.
5. The woman is looking ___ her laptop.