PREPOSITIONS

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A preposition is a word or group of words used to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships.

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Prepositions

DIRECTIONS

• She drove to the store.

• Don’t ring the doorbell. Come right in(to) the house.

• Drive on(to) the grass and park the car there.

To refer to a direction, use the prepositions "to," "in," "into," "on," and "onto."

Prepositions

TIME

Use "in" with parts of the day (not specific times), months, years, and seasons.

Use "at" with the time of day. Also use "at" with noon, night, and midnight.

To refer to one point in time, use the prepositions "in," "at," and "on."

Use "on" with days.

Prepositions

PLACE

To refer to a place, use the prepositions:

• "in" (the point itself),
• "at" (the general vicinity)
• "on" (the surface), and
• "inside" (something contained).

• They will meet in the lunchroom.
• She was waiting at the corner.
• He left his phone on the bed.
• Place the pen inside the drawer.

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LOCATION

To refer to a location, use the prepositions:

• in - an area or volume
• at - a point
• on a surface

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Spatial Relationships

To refer to a spatial relationship, use the prepositions:

• between
• in front of
• inside
• near
• out of through
• toward
• under
• within

• above
• across
• against
• around
• behind
• below
• beneath
• beside

• The post office is across the street from the grocery store.
• We will stop at many attractions along the way.
• The kids are hiding behind the tree.

• Walk toward the garage and then turn left.
• Place a check mark within the box.