Lesson 8- Prepositions

( 8) PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions are words placed before Nouns and Pronouns. They are used to show time, position and direction.

• ¨ Examples of Prepositions showing time:

My birthday falls in September.

Most shops are closed on Sunday.

I have an appointment at 9 o'clock.

• ¨ Examples of Prepositions showing position:

He is standing at the door.

The glass is on the table.

The cat is sleeping under the chair.

• ¨ Examples of Prepositions showing direction:

She got into the taxi.

The girl is walking towards her mother.

I have to go to town.

Other examples of expressions using prepositions:

• ¨ The picture was drawn by his brother.
• ¨ She likes to go out with her friends.
• ¨ They say I walk like my father.
• ¨ Her parents give her a box of sweets.

Expressions using Prepositions:

good at	get up	fall off	interested in
clever at	wake up	get off	involved in
bad at	look up	set off	send in
point at	clean up	break off	work in
stare at	add up	finish off	fill in

fight against	get into	turn on	made of
speak against	cash into	switch on	built of
vote against	jump into	get on	a box of
hit against	turn into	carry on	half of
lean against	dive into	put it on	many of