Prepositions (movement, place, and time)

Grammar exercises

Overview

A phrase is a group of words. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and contains a noun phrase or a pronoun.

preposition + [article +] [adjective +] noun

preposition + pronoun

*Note: American and British English speakers may use different preposition patterns.

Examples

We can go through the caves.

We toured the island by bike.

She was always sure of herself.

Joey's personal trainer talks to new members on Mondays.

I've been in my new apartment for a week.

I'm sorry I haven't written since last month.

Prepositions (movement, place, and time)

Overview

Prepositions link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words in a sentence.

Prepositions of movement refer to how something or someone moves from one location to another.

Prepositions of place tell the position of something or where something is.

Prepositions of time say when something happens, happened, or will happen.

preposition + noun/noun phrase

*Note: American and British English speakers may use different preposition patterns.

Examples

We're going to go along the river until we get to the caves.

We can go through the caves.

We are not going to fly over the mountains.

We will go around the big rock in the ocean to see penguins and seals.

We are going boating on the river.

Just put your things against the tree.

The gift shop is next to the main building.

The penguins live on the rock in the summer.

We should be there at 10 AM on Saturday.

We can meet behind the building before 10.