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English PT3 Chapter 1 Grammar Focus & Error Correction
PREPOSITIONS

A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence.

Preposition of Position Examples Sentences
or Place

Used to illustrate the in, on, Do you live in Muar?
location of nouns or
by, near,
You are standing on my foot.
Chapter 1 pronouns between, The telephone is by the window.
under, in
She lives near the school.
front of

Preposition of Examples Sentences
Direction

Used to describe the to, from, I threw the ball to Aiman.
movement of one noun through, into, They drove through the tunnel.
or pronoun towards, up The hikers walked up the hill.

Preposition of Time Examples Sentences

Used to indicate when at, until, I have a meeting at 9 a.m.
a particular event since, We will wait for him until this evening.
happened between, past It has been raining since morning.

Practice 1 Fill in the blanks with a pair of prepositions from the list below.

round, until between, at across, to
from, through on, beside past, in front of

1. The girl is sitting nervously her parents the side
of the room.

2. Place the vase the side table that is you.
3. There isn’t a bridge the river so the villagers use a boat to get
the other side.

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