PREPOSITIONS-Introduction
Prepositions are used to show time, direction and position. They are usually used before nouns and pronouns.
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PREPOSITIONS-IntroductionPrepositions are used to show time, direction and position. They are usually used before nouns and pronouns. |
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The cat may be
upon the table. The cat may be near the table. The cat may be beside the table The cat may be on the table. The cat may be under the table. The cat may be beneath the table. The cat may be by the table |
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| Such words as: on - by - near - beside - upon - beneath - under- through - upon - above - over - near - across - along - up - down - with - behind - as they are used in the 'cat' example are called Prepositions. |
| 1. PLACE, SITUATION, CIRCUMSTANCES and TIME |
| In | Stand in water. She is in a bad temper. He arrived in the nick of time. | Between | She sits between the two boys |
| Into | Go into the water. The water changed into ice | Near | Your success is near to my heart |
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Over or Above |
The ball went over the fence. He spends above his income | Across | Sail across the sea. Sit across the saddle. |
| About | They went about their business | Below | He lives one floor below me. |
| Against | It is not easy to swim against the tide | Under | Under the circumstances she was released. |
| Beside | He is beside himself with anger | On/Upon | Sit upon the box. On this condition, I will trust you. |
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Still not sure if the the cats are upon/Above/on/under/below or beneath the table, then go to the exercises to learn more. Exercises |
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