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English prepositions
In grammar, a preposition is a word which is used before a noun, a noun phrase or a pronoun,
connecting it to another word. In the sentences:
"We jumped in the lake"
"Many shops don't open on Sundays."
"in" and "on" are prepositions
Generally speaking one can classify prepositions in three groups:
prepositions of time
prepositions of place
other kinds of prepositions.
1) Preposition of Time:
We use many different prepositions for talking about time. For example,
Preposition of Explanations Example
time
- Days - Many shops don't open on Sundays.
On - Weekend (American - What did you do on the weekend?
English)
- months / seasons / year - I visited Italy in July, in spring, in 1994.
In - morning / evening / - In the evenings, I like to relax.
afternoon - This is the first cigarette I've had in three
- period of time years.
- Night - It gets cold at night.
At - weekend (British English) - What did you do at the weekend?
Used to show an exact or a - There's a meeting at 2.30 this afternoon /
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