Active Grammar 2 - Nigel Turton 2007
Unit 6 Prepositions
● What is a preposition?
● Prepositions of time
● Prepositions of place
● What is a prepositions?
(in, at, for, to)
Have you read any of these books?
Book titles, like those on the lost page, often contain small words such as at, for, of, on and to.
My first trip on an aeroplane
Paddington goes to the sales
Small words like at, by, for, from, in, on and to are called prepositions.
Grammar Help
A preposition usually comes in front of a noun.
Eg: My first trip on an aeroplane.
Sometimes a preposition comes in between two nouns. Then it tells us how the two nouns are linked.
My first trip on an aeroplane
Stories for bedtime
The night before Christmas
The tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Grammar Help
A preposition that comes in between two nouns is a type of linking word.
• Prepositions of time
You use prepositions to talk about when.
The palace before the fire
The palace after the fire
● Prepositions of place
You can use prepositions to talk about where.
in and at
You use the prepositions in and at to say where someone lives.
PRACTICE
1 Where are the mice? Make six sentences like this:
e.g. Daisy is sitting on the lid of the fish tank.
a. ...
b. ...
c. ...
d. ...
f. ...
2 Look at the invitation card and answer the questions.
PARTY TIME
Sue is having a birthday party.
WHEN?
Saturday 9th June
2 o'clock to 5 o'clock
WHERE?
18 Greensville Road
Singapore 2 3 4 5 6 7
PLEASE COME!
a Is the party in March?
b Is the party on Sunday?
c Is the party on 8th June?
d What time does the party begin?
e What time does the party end?
f Does Sue live at 16 Greensville Road?
g Where is Greensville Road?