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Prepositions

Prepositions are words that denote where or when the subject of the sentence is. On, at, over, under, in, in front of, behind, and next to are prepositions of place and the most commonly used.

Prepositions of place
In
At
On
bed
class
the bed
the bedroom
home
the ceiling
the car
the library
the floor
class
the office
the horse
the library
school
the plane
school
work
the train
Time prepositions
In
At
On
Others
in 1995
at six
on monday
this Monday
in (during) the summer
at the beginning of
on Christmas
next Monday
in March
at the end
On my birthday
last Monday
in the middle of
at night
On the 26th
No preposition
downstairs
downtown
inside
outside
upstairs
uptown
Nouns and prepositions
approval of
awareness of
belief in
concern for
confusion about
desire for
interest in
hope for
hatred of
grasp of
fondness for
love of
need for
participation in
reason for
respect for
success in
understanding of
Adjectives and Prepositions
afraid of
angry at
aware of
capable of
careless about
familiar with
fond of
happy about
interested in
jealous of
made of
married to
proud of
similar to
sorry for
sure of
tired of
worried about
good at
bad at
interested in
afraid of
frightened of
fed up with
Verbs and Prepositions
apologize for
ask about
ask for
belong to
bring up
care for
find out
give up
grow up
look for
look forward to
look up
make up
pay for
prepare for
study for
talk about
think about
trust in
work for
worry about

Unnecessary Prepositions

In everyday speech, we fall into some bad habits, using prepositions where they are not necessary. It would be a good idea to eliminate these words altogether, but we must be especially careful not to use them in formal, academic prose.

Idiomatic Expressions with Prepositions

Prepositions in Parallel Form

You can wear that outfit in summer and in winter.
The female was both attracted by and distracted by the male's dance.

However, when the idiomatic use of phrases calls for different prepositions, we must be careful not to omit one of them.
The children were interested in and disgusted by the movie.
It was clear that this player could both contribute to and learn from every game he played.
He was fascinated by and enamored of this beguiling woman.

Practice

1) My best friend lives ______ Boretz Road.

2) I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes.

3) Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be ______ home.

4) The child responded to his mother's demands ______ throwing a tantrum.

5) I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone.

6) I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home.

7) The police caught the thief _____ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets.

8) My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note _____ me.

9) I am not interested _____ buying a new car now.

10) What are the main ingredients ______ this casserole?

11) My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather.

12) Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning.

13) My parents have been married ______ forty-nine years.

14) He usually travels to Philadelphia _______ train.

15) You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television.

16) I told Mom we'd be home ______ an hour or so.

17) I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital.

18) The professor _______ South Africa amazed the American students with her stories.

19) I'll see you ____ home when I get there.

20) It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning.