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Let's meet before noon.
There is no object; before is an adverb modifying met.
We commonly use prepositions to show a relationship
in space or time or a logical relationship between two
or more people, places or things. Prepositions are
most commonly followed by a noun phrase or
pronoun (underlined):
The last time I saw him he was walking down the road. I’ll meet you in the cafe opposite the cinema.
The last time I saw him he was walking down the
road. I’ll meet you in the cafe opposite the cinema.
It was difficult to sleep during the flight.
It was the worst storm since the 1980s.
Give that to me.
The most common single-word
prepositions are:
about
beside
near
to
above
between
of
towards
across
beyond
off
under
after
by
on
underneath
against
despite
onto
unlike
along
down
opposite
until
among
during
out
up
around
except
outside
upon
as
for
over
via
at
from
past
with
before
in
round
within
behind
inside
since
without
below
into
than
beneath
like
through
They were unable to attend because of the bad weather in Ireland.
They were unable to attend because of the bad weather
in Ireland.
Jack’ll be playing in the team in place of me.
In addition to getting a large fine, both brothers were put in prison for three months.
In addition to getting a large fine, both brothers were
put in prison for three months.
I always get nervous when I have to speak in front of an audience.
I always get nervous when I have to speak in front
of an audience.
We estimate that there’ll be up to 10,000 people at the concert.
We estimate that there’ll be up to 10,000 people
at the concert.
The most common prepositions that consist of
groups of words are:
ahead of
except for
instead of
owing to
apart from
in addition to
near to
such as
as for
in front of
on account of
thanks to
as well as
in place of
on top of
up to
because of
in spite of
out of
due to
inside of
outside of
Some words which are prepositions also function as
conjunctions. When we use a preposition that is
followed by a clause, it is functioning as a conjunction;
when we use a preposition that is followed by a noun
phrase, it stays as a preposition. Among the most
common are after, as, before, since, until:
After I’d met him last night, I texted his sister at once. (conjunction)
After I’d met him last night, I texted his sister at once.
(conjunction)
After the meeting last night, I texted his sister at once. (preposition)
After the meeting last night, I texted his sister at once.
(preposition)
We’ll just have to wait until they decide what to do. (conjunction)
We’ll just have to wait until they decide what to do.
Okay, we’ll wait here until six o’clock. (preposition)
Several words which are prepositions also belong to
the word class of adverbs. These include: about,
across, around, before, beyond, in, inside, near,
opposite, outside, past, round, through, under, up,
within:
There were lots of people waiting for a taxi outside the club. (preposition)
There were lots of people waiting for a taxi
outside the club. (preposition)
A:Where’s your cat?B:She’s outside. (adverb)
Where’s your cat?
She’s outside. (adverb)
The gallery is opposite the Natural History Museum. (preposition)
The gallery is opposite the Natural History Museum.
A:Can you tell me where the bus station is?B:It’s over there, just opposite. (adverb)
Can you tell me where the bus station is?
It’s over there, just opposite. (adverb)
Common prepositions that show relationships of
space often have abstract as well as concrete
meanings.
That map you need is behind the filing cabinet. (basic spatial sense or position)
Everyone is behind the government. (behind = gives support)
Beyond the hotel were beautiful mountains. (basic spatial sense or position)
Learning Chinese in a year was beyond them all. (beyond = too difficult for)
Some common prepositions such as at, in and on
can have abstract meanings:
I think you will both need to discuss the problem in private.
I think you will both need to discuss the problem in
private.
All three singers were dressed in black.
You now have the next day at leisure and can do whatever you wish.
You now have the next day at leisure and can do
whatever you wish.
Our dog stays on guard all night, even when he’s sleeping!
Our dog stays on guard all night, even when he’s
sleeping!
We commonly use prepositions after adjectives. Here
are the most common adjective + preposition patterns.
adjectives
preposition
aware, full
They weren’t aware of the time.
different, separate
Is French very different from Spanish?
due, similar
This picture is similar to the one in our living room.
familiar, wrong
What’s wrong with Isabelle?
good, surprised*
We were really surprised at the price of food in restaurants on our holiday.
interested
Lots of people are interested in Grand Prix racing but I’m not.
responsible, good
Exercise is good for everyone.
worried, excited
We’re really excited about our trip to Argentina.
*We can also say surprised by
There’s been a large increase in the price of petrol.
Does anyone know the cause of the fire?
Many verbs go together with prepositions to make
prepositional verbs. These always have an object:
I just couldn’t do without my phone.
Robert accused her of stealing his idea.
Phrasal-prepositional verbs contain a verb, an adverb
particle and a preposition (underlined). We cannot
separate the particle and the preposition:
The taxi is due any minute. Can you listen out for it?
I can’t put up with this noise any longer.
Traditional grammatical rules say that we should not
have a preposition at the end of a clause or sentence.
However, we sometimes do separate a preposition
from the words which follow it (its complement).
This is called preposition stranding, and it is
common in informal styles:
She was someone to whom he could talk. (formal)
She was someone who he could talk to. (informal)
Which room are they having breakfast in? (informal)
In which room are they having breakfast? (formal)
If we leave out words that are clear from the context
(ellipsis), we can use wh-questions with a wh-word +
stranded preposition:
A:The office is moving next year.B:Really, where to?
The office is moving next year.
Really, where to?
A:I’m going to buy some flowers online.B:Who for?A:My mother.
I’m going to buy some flowers online.
Who for?
My mother.
External Links:
1-Other Idioms
2-British slang
3-Australian slang
4-American slang
5-What is "Linguistics"?
6-British and Australian slang
7-American and Australian slang
8-Stress in English pronunciation.
9-Click here to go to (Proverbs) page
11-A model Lesson.
12-Teaching spelling.
13- Critical thinking 1
14- Critical thinking 2
15-Critical Thinking Test.
16-Learning Strategies.
17-How to teach a novel
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