Prepositions
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Definition

       A preposition is a word used with a noun and a pronoun to mark its relation to another word.

Meaning and uses of individual prepositions

about 關於/大約

bullet He is talking about the movie.
bullet The woman is about thirty years old.

above 在上

bullet The picture is above the table.

across 橫過

bulletJohn is walking across the road.

after 在..之後

bulletThe dog is running after me.

along 沿著

bulletI walked along the road.

at  在...時間 /地點

bulletI get up at eight o'clock.
bullet He is at home.
bullet She arrived at Japan this morning.
bullet He waited me at the bus stop.

before 之前

bulletShe will come back before ten.

behind 在後面

bulletTom is sitting behind Mary.

beside  旁邊

bulletThe restaurant is beside the MTR station.

between 在兩者之間

bulletTom is sitting between John and Peter.

by 

bullet I come to school by bus. 乘坐
bullet I am sitting by the fire.   在旁邊
bullet The thief was caught by the policeman. 被

down  向下

bulletWe walk down the hill.

for

bulletLet's go for a walk.  為了
bulletMr Chan stayed in China for two months. 長達
bullet Exercises are good for health.  有益
bullet Peter was punished for his laziness.  因而
bullet I bought a TV for 2000 dollars. 

from   從/由

bulletThe train goes from Hong Kong to Peking.
bulletWe worked from 8 o'clock to 12 o'clock.
bulletSteel is made from iron.
bulletHe suffers from a fever.

in   在..中(地點/時間)   穿戴

bulletWe are eating in a restaurant.
bulletI was born in 1990.
bulletCan you say in English?
bulletThe boy in a yellow shirt is John.

into 進入之內

bulletThe children ran into the tunnel.

near 接近

bulletThe house is near the lake.

of  ...的  關於

bulletHong Kong is a city of China.
bulletThe desk is made of wood.
bulletGive me a piece of paper, please.

off   從..脫離     不當班

bulletJohn fell off the bike yesterday.
bulletThe policeman is off duty now.

on   在....上面

bulletI put the pencil on the desk.
bulletChristmas is on the 25th of December.
bulletMary has a piano lesson on every Monday.
bulletTom is sitting on my left.

out of   從...出來

bulletThe pupils ran out of the classroom.
bulletThe worker is out of danger.

over   在...之上   超過

bulletHe jumped over the fence.
bulletThe river is over a hundred miles long.
bulletJohn makes friends all over the world.

round   圍繞

bulletThe earth goes round the sun.

through  通過

bulletThe train is running through the tunnel.
bulletThe thief ran through the window.

to 往    向    到

bulletI am going to the park now.
bulletThe teacher is kind to me.
bulletThis is the way to the cinema.

under   在..之下     低於

bulletThere is a river under the bridge.
bulletThis toy is for the children under four.

up  向高處

bulletThe boy climbed up the tree.
bulletthe balloon rises up to the sky.

with  和..一起     攜帶

bulletTom is talking with Mary.
bulletI am writing with a pencil.
bulletI like tea with milk and sugar.

without  沒有

bulletPeople can't live without water.
bulletWithout your help, we couldn't catch that thief.

Practice         

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