What is a preposition? "Preposition of Place

What is a preposition?

A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence. They act to connect the people, objects, time and locations of a sentence.  Prepositions are usually short words, and they are normally placed directly in front of nouns.

Prepositions of Place

To confuse matters a bit, the most common prepositions to indicate time – on, at, in – are also the most common prepositions to indicate position. However, the rules are a little clearer as place prepositions are a more rigid concept than time prepositions.

Preposition of Place	Explanation	Example
In	-          Used to show that something is being contained. -          Used to describe that the object/ activity is inside something else	-          I watch TV in the living room. -          I live in New York. -          She is in the car.
At	-          Used to show an exact position or space. -          Used to describe where you are going to do something.	-          I meet her at the cafe. -          She sat at  the table. -          She looks at the painting.
On	-          Used to show that something is attached to something else. -          Used to show directions -          Used to show position of somthing.	-          Look at the picture on the wall. -          There’s a smile on his face. -          The book is on the desk.
By, next to, beside, near	-          Used to show that something is not far away in distance.	-          The gorgeous girl lives next house.
Between	-          Used to describe something placed between two places or objects.	-          The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence.
Behind	-          Used to describe something at the back of something.	-          I hung my coat behind the door.
In front of	-          Used to describe something further directly than something.	-          She trembles in front of him. -          The dog falls in front of her.
Under	-          Used to describe something lower than (or covered by) something else.	-          The cat is under the chair. -          Your bag is under  the table.
Below	-          Used to describe something lower than something else.	-          The plane flies below the cloud.
Over	-          Used to describe something higher than something else. -          Used to describe something across from one side to another.	-          She held the umbrella over both of us. -          She jumped over the gate. -          I walked over the bridge.
Above	-          Used to describe that something is higher than something else, but not directly over.	-          There’s a path above the lake. -          There’s rainbow above.
Across	-          Used to describe that something crosses something to the other side.	-          She walked across the field. -          It flies across the universe.
Through	-          Used to describe that something to the other side.	-          They walked slowly through the woods.
To	-          Used to describe something goes in the direction of something else.	-          We went to Prague last year. -          She goes to Cimahi every day.

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