PREPOSITIONS

What are Prepositions? -prepositions are short words - They usually stand before nouns or gerund verbs -prepositions are rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words -prepositions show relationship between words

EXAMPLES OF PREPOSITIONS in, on, at, to, of, off, after, before, near, with, through, over, under, beside, besides, against, about, across, along, among, around, behind, below, beneath, between, beyond, by, down, during, for, from, inside, into, like, toward, up, etc

USE OF PREPOSITIONS 1. Prepositions are used to indicate time 2. Prepositions are used to indicate place 3. Prepositions are used to indicate position 4. Prepositions are used to indicate direction 5.prepositions are used to indicate proximity 6. Prepositions are used to show spatial relationship.

PREPOSITIONS USED TO INDICATE TIME These Prepositions are used to show the relationship between a noun, pronoun or noun phrase and a particular time/period or moment. Examples 1. On ---- for days of the week 2. In ------ for months and seasons, time of day, year, period of time

3 At ------ used for night, for weekend, a certain point of time 4. Since ------- from a certain point of time (past till now). 5. For ------ from a certain point of time 6. Ago ----++ a certain time in the past 7. Before ----- Earlier than a certain point of time

8. To ----- for telling the time, marking the beginning and end of a period of time 9. Till/ until----- marking the beginning and end of a period of time, in the sense of how long something is going to last 10. By ----++ in the sense of at the latest, up to a certain time

PREPOSITION OF PLACE Describe the position of person or thing in relation to another person or thing. 1. A. In ---- room, building, street, town, country. Example I. She cooks in the kitchen Ii. Friday lives in Monday Street. Iii. There is noise in the building. B. In ...... use in reference to content of books or papers.eg I. I read that in a book Ii. The story in the papers is true

1 C. In ........car, taxi eg I. I am in the car. Ii. We found the thief in a taxi bound for Banjul 1 D. In ...... Picture, world. Eg I. Who is the lady in the picture? Ii. In this world, you reap what you sow. Iii. It is the tallest mountain in the world.

2A. At ......meaning next to, by an object. Eg I. There is a ghost at the door. Ii. Who is knocking at the door? 2B. At ...... For table. Eg I. The dinner is at the table. 2C. At ....... For events eg, I. There was a brawl at the party last night. Ii. I met Sam at the concert. 2D. Places where you are to do something special. Eg at the market, at the shop I. We spent the whole night at the cinema. Ii. Fatoumata is at the library.

3A. On .....attached eg the picture on the wall. B. On ....For a place with a river. Eg Jarreng lies on the River Gambia. C. On ... Being on a surface. Eg, eg on the table, on the floor D. On ..... For a certain side, eg on the left, on the right E. On .... For a floor In a building eg on the first floor F. On .... For public transport eg on the bus, on a plane, on the train G. On.....for television or radio eg on TV, on radio

4. Bye/next to/beside...... Left or right of somebody or something. Eg Jane is standing by/beside/next to the car

5. Under .... On the ground, lower than (covered by) something else. Eg The bag is under the table. 6. Below ... lower than something else but above ground. Eg the fish are below the surface

7A. Over ... covered by something else. Eg put a jacket over your shirt. 7B. Over ..... More than. Eg over 16 years of age 7C. Over... Getting to the other side (also across). Eg walk over the bridge. 7D. Over.... Overcoming an obstacle eg climb over the wall.