Prepositions

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  Prepositions
  

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  What do prepositions do?
  Tell Location: under, above, on, behind
  Tell Direction: to, toward, around
  Introduce a Time: in, on, at
  Tell Purpose: for, about, with
  Almost always followed by a noun or a pronoun:
  This present is for you.
  The book is about George Washington.
  Their house is around the corner.
  

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  Some common prepositions:
  About, above, across (from), against, along, among, around, at
  Behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by
  Down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into
  Near, of, off, on, onto, outside, over, past
  Through, to, toward, under, up, with, without
  

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  In, On, At … Three Little Words…
  Three Big Headaches
  In, on, at + location
  
  In (inside)
  On (on the surface, touching)
  At (physically present, but not necessarily inside)
  

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  What is correct? In, on, or at?
  ________ room 104
  ________ the first floor
  ________ MiraCosta College
  ________ Mission Avenue
  ________ 1831 Mission Avenue
  ________ Oceanside
  ________ California
  ________ the United States
  ________ North America
  ________ planet Earth
  ________ the world
  ________ work
  ________ church
  ________ school
  ________ home
  
  
  

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  General rules
  for In, On, At + location
  In +
  A room
  A city
  A state
  A country
  A continent
  
  On +
  
  Floor
  
  Street
  
  At +
  Buildings
  Events
  Address
  Familiar places (home, school, work)
  

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  In, On, At + Time
  What is correct? In, on, or at?
  __________ 6 p.m
  __________ Friday
  __________ January
  __________ Friday, Jan. 13
  __________ the morning
  __________ night
  __________ the evening
  __________ midnight
  __________ noon
  __________ 2006
  __________ a few minutes
  __________ two days
  __________ the 21st Century
  __________ the summer
  __________ the weekend
  
  

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  General rules
  for In, On, At + location
  In + length of time
  Month
  Year
  Season
  Century
  
  On + a more specific time
  At + most specific point in time
  
  Clock time
  
  
  Day
  Date
  
  

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  Tricky ones…
  What is the correct preposition?
  I had a funny dream (with, about) you last night.
  The book was written (for, by) a famous author.
  I like to talk (in, on) the phone.
  I am (in bed, on the bed).
  He is mad (at, about) his girlfriend.
  She is (in, at) the hopital.
  I am (in, at) school.
  Please throw that book (at, to) me.
  
  
  

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  A word about phrasal verbs
  A phrasal verb is a verb + a preposition
  Many are idiomatic expressions
  Some examples:
  
  I put on my shoes. =
  They put off studying. =
  We put up with her annoying behavior. =
  She took off early. =
  He got stood up by his blind date. =
  
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