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Advanced Prepositions

The document provides an overview of prepositions, defining them and categorizing them into types such as time, place, direction, cause, manner, and phrasal prepositions. It includes examples for each type and exercises for practice, including fill-in-the-blank and identification tasks. An answer key is also provided for self-assessment.

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Advanced Prepositions

The document provides an overview of prepositions, defining them and categorizing them into types such as time, place, direction, cause, manner, and phrasal prepositions. It includes examples for each type and exercises for practice, including fill-in-the-blank and identification tasks. An answer key is also provided for self-assessment.

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Advanced Prepositions

I. NOTES

A. Definition of a Preposition

A preposition is a word that links a noun or pronoun to other words in the sentence. It usually
shows time, place, direction, cause, manner, or instrument.

B. Types of Prepositions

Type Function Examples

Time Shows when something after, before, during, by, until, since
happens

Place/Position Shows where something is above, below, beside, between, among,


behind

Direction/Movement Shows movement into, onto, through, across, towards

Cause/Purpose Shows reason because of, due to, for

Manner/Instrument Shows how or with what with, by, like

Phrasal Prepositions Prepositions in phrases in front of, in spite of, with regard to
II. EXAMPLES

1. Time:

o She arrived before noon.

o We have lived here since 2010.

2. Place:

o The cat is under the table.

o The school is between the hospital and the post office.

3. Direction:

o He ran into the room.

o The bird flew across the sky.

4. Cause:

o The match was postponed due to rain.

o He stayed home because of the storm.

5. Manner/Instrument:

o She painted the wall with a brush.

o They traveled by car.

6. Phrasal Prepositions:

o In spite of the rain, they continued hiking.

o With regard to your question, I will reply tomorrow.


III. EXERCISES

Exercise A: Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions

1. We stayed inside the house ____________ the storm.

2. The boy jumped ______________ the pool.

3. She will be back ______________ five o’clock.

4. They walked ______________ the park for hours.

5. He travelled to Spain ______________ plane.

6. ______________ the teacher’s advice, he studied harder.

7. The car is parked ______________ the supermarket and the bank.

8. The cat hid ______________ the bed.

9. They succeeded ______________ hard work.

10. ______________ of the rain, the match went on.

Exercise B: Identify and underline the prepositional phrases

1. She looked under the bed for her shoes.

2. He ran through the tunnel with great speed.

3. The gift was hidden behind the curtains.

4. In spite of the noise, she kept reading.

5. The train arrived after the movie ended.

Exercise C: Fill in the blanks with the most suitable preposition


Choose from the following list (each may be used more than once):
by, into, during, across, for, under, between, with, because of, in spite of
1. She sat quietly _______________________ the movie.

2. The ball rolled ________________________ the street and almost got hit.

3. We finished the project ________________________ the deadline.


4. The child crawled ________________________ the table to reach his toy.

5. The team kept playing ________________________ the heavy rain.

6. The painting was done ________________________ a famous artist.

7. He fell asleep ________________________ reading the book.

8. ________________________ his illness, he attended the meeting.

9. There is a small path ________________________ the two hills.

10. The bird flew ________________________ the open window.

Exercise D: Identify and underline the prepositional phrases

1. The dog barked loudly at the man in the hat.

2. We waited outside the cinema for over an hour.

3. She solved the problem with a clever strategy.

4. The cake was made by my grandmother.

5. In addition to English, she also speaks Spanish fluently.

6. They ran up the hill before sunset.

7. He lived in that house with his grandparents.

8. She succeeded because of her determination.

9. The letter inside the envelope was torn.

10. Despite the warnings, they entered the building.


Exercise E: Put in the correct preposition

1) She paid for lunch ___________________ advance, so we don't need to pay now.
2) I went to the wrong house ___________________ mistake.
3) Please make sure that you’re ___________________ time for the class.
4) I was walking to the station and ___________________ chance I saw the glove that I’d lost on
the ground.
5) I love eating out in London ___________________instance one of my favorite restaurants has
amazing Japanese food.
6) I think the cat is ____________________danger on that high roof.
7) I picked up the laptop and __________________________my surprise it fell apart in my hands.
8) I have a lot ___________________________common with my cousin. We both like many of the
same things.
9) If the baby starts to cry, pick her up _____________________once.
10) Did you forget your purse ________________________ so you wouldn’t have to pay?
11) It’s best to arrive ____________________________ foot because there is nowhere to park.
12) What do a whale and a dolphin have _______________________ common?
13) He added salt instead of sugar _________________________ mistake.
14) What's your favourite thing to do? _________________________instance, do you like sport?
15) The book was ____________________ reach on a high shelf.
IV. ANSWER KEY

Exercise A:

1. during

2. into

3. by

4. through

5. by

6. On / Following

7. between

8. under

9. through

10. In spite

Exercise B:

1. under the bed

2. through the tunnel, with great speed

3. behind the curtains

4. In spite of the noise

5. after the movie ended

Exercise C:

1. during

2. across

3. by

4. under

5. in spite of

6. by

7. during

8. in spite of

9. between

10. into
Exercise D (Prepositional phrases underlined):

1. The dog barked loudly at the man, in the hat.

2. We waited outside the cinema, for over an hour.

3. She solved the problem with a clever strategy.

4. The cake was made by my grandmother.

5. In addition to English, she also speaks Spanish fluently.

6. They ran up the hill, before sunset.

7. He lived in that house, with his grandparents.

8. She succeeded because of her determination.

9. The letter inside the envelope was torn.

10. Despite the warnings, they entered the building.

Exercise E

1) She paid for lunch in advance, so we don't need to pay now.


2) I went to the wrong house by mistake.
3) Please make sure that you’re on time for the class.
4) I was walking to the station and by chance I saw the glove that I’d lost on the ground.
5) I love eating out in London for instance one of my favorite restaurants has amazing
Japanese food.
6) I think the cat is in danger on that high roof.
7) I picked up the laptop and to my surprise it fell apart in my hands.
8) I have a lot in common with my cousin. We both like many of the same things.
9) If the baby starts to cry, pick her up at once.
10) Did you forget your purse on so you wouldn’t have to pay?
11) It’s best to arrive on foot because there is nowhere to park.
12) What do a whale and a dolphin have in common?
13) He added salt instead of sugar by mistake.
14) What's your favourite thing to do? for instance, do you like sport?
15) The book was out of reach on a high shelf.

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