Prepositions
Learn how to use prepositions, such as these common words: in, at, on, by, near.
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Prepositions
Part 1: Prepostions go before a noun (and determiner).
- She is in a meeting.
- They drove to the store.
- I live by a lake.
- We have class at eight.
Part 2: Prepositions show the location of an object.
- The cat is by the door.
- There is snow on the moutain.
- There is a running track around the soccer field.
- My shoes are under the bed.
Part 3: Prepositions can also be adverbs after a verb. We call these phrasal verbs. The meaning can bedifferent than the meaning of the preposition.
- I woke up late.
- Please turn on the radio.
- Don't give up.
- Please take off your shoes in the house.
Part 4: Prespositions are harder to hear in spoken English because they are reduced and often blend with the word before it.
He's in a meeting
Hez-zin-na meeing.
She's out of the room at the moment
Sheez-zout-dov the room-mat the moment.
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