CONNECTORS: PREPOSITONS

CONNECTORS: PREPOSITONS

Teacher Polly Gonçalves

Multiple Choice

What do we use prepositions for?

• We use preposition fo linking clauses and phrases.

• We uses prepositions for linking word words and expressions.

What are PREPOSITIONS?

A preposition is a word (usually a short word) that sits before a noun to show the noun's relationship with a nearby word. For example (prepositions highlighted):

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Check the option with only prepositions.

• about, for, during, at, above, behing, since, next to, near, within, into.

• do, have, be, sleep, write, think, draw, speak, cry, chose.

• shy, beautiful, long, hard, easy, black, outgoing, clever, smart.

• but, however, perhaps, and, because, so, therefore, hence, as, unless.

A WORLD OF PREPOSITONS! 

Place or position, time or duration, movement ordirection, general logic.

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is used for precise time.

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She is writing a book _________ her life.

She is thinking ___________ going to Paris next year.

Poll

They are waiting _____ you.

We talked _____ three hours.

He did this ____ you.

• to

• about

• for

Multiple Choice

Where's the raccoon?

• near, behind, on, among, around.

• on, in, above, behind, between, in front of

• above, into, on, near, around, across from.

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is used for months, years, decades, centuries, and long periods of time.

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The bank is ________ the square.

• near

• next to

• around

• in front of

• behind

Multiple Choice

Something is cooking __________ the oven.

• up

• on

• in

• for

Multiple Choice

He walked __________ the room.

• in

• to

• into

• for