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Understanding Prepositions: On, At, In

The document discusses the prepositions "on", "at", and "in". It explains that prepositions link nouns and pronouns to other parts of sentences and indicate direction, location, time or introduce objects. It then provides examples of common uses for each preposition, such as being "on" a surface, "at" a specific time or place, or "in" an unspecified time, location, shape or belief.

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Understanding Prepositions: On, At, In

The document discusses the prepositions "on", "at", and "in". It explains that prepositions link nouns and pronouns to other parts of sentences and indicate direction, location, time or introduce objects. It then provides examples of common uses for each preposition, such as being "on" a surface, "at" a specific time or place, or "in" an unspecified time, location, shape or belief.

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Prepositions "On," "At," and

"In"
Aprepositionisawordthatlinksanoun,pronoun,ornounphrasetosomeotherpartofthesentence.
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whenreadingorlisteninginEnglishandrecognizeitsusage.

totheoffice

atthedesk

onthetable

inanhour

aboutmyself

Aprepositionisusedtoshowdirection,location,ortime,ortointroduceanobject.
Hereareafewcommonprepositionsandexamples.

On
Usedtoexpressasurfaceofsomething:

Iputaneggonthekitchentable.

Thepaperisonmydesk.

Usedtospecifydaysanddates:

ThegarbagetruckcomesonWednesdays.

Iwasbornonthe14thdayofJunein1988.

Usedtoindicateadeviceormachine,suchasaphoneorcomputer:

Heisonthephonerightnow.

Shehasbeenonthecomputersincethismorning.

MyfavoritemoviewillbeonTVtonight.

Usedtoindicateapartofthebody:

Thestickhitmeonmyshoulder.

Hekissedmeonmycheek.

Iweararingonmyfinger.

Usedtoindicatethestateofsomething:

Everythinginthisstoreisonsale.

Thebuildingisonfire.

At
Usedtopointoutspecifictime:

Iwillmeetyouat12p.m.

Thebuswillstophereat5:45p.m.

Usedtoindicateaplace:

Thereisapartyattheclubhouse.

Therewerehundredsofpeopleatthepark.

Wesawabaseballgameatthestadium.

Usedtoindicateanemailaddress:

Pleaseemailmeatabc@[Link].

Usedtoindicateanactivity:

Helaughedatmyacting.

Iamgoodatdrawingaportrait.

In
Usedforunspecifictimesduringaday,month,season,year:

Shealwaysreadsnewspapersinthemorning.

Inthesummer,wehavearainyseasonforthreeweeks.

ThenewsemesterwillstartinMarch.

Usedtoindicatealocationorplace:

Shelookedmedirectlyintheeyes.

Iamcurrentlystayinginahotel.

MyhometownisLosAngeles,whichisinCalifornia.

Usedtoindicateashape,color,orsize:

Thispaintingismostlyinblue.

Thestudentsstoodinacircle.

Thisjacketcomesinfourdifferentsizes.

Usedtoexpresswhiledoingsomething:

Inpreparingforthefinalreport,werevisedthetonethreetimes.

Acatchphraseneedstobeimpressiveinmarketingaproduct.

Usedtoindicateabelief,opinion,interest,orfeeling:

Ibelieveinthenextlife.

Wearenotinterestedingambling.

[Quiz22.1]
Identifyallprepositionsinthefollowingsentences.
Afterflyingformanyhours,[Link]
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wrongonebecauseitlookedlikemine.

[Quiz22.2]
Chooseacorrectprepositioninthesentence.
1)Iwanttolose5kilogram(on,at,in)onemonth.
2)Couldyougetmethispants(on,at,in)alargersize?
3)Sheseemstobeinterested(on,at,in)Psychology.
4)Iwillcometopickyouup(on,at,in)2pmtomorrow.
5)Thisclasswillbeheld(on,at,in)Mondays.

Your turn to add some new sentences....

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