{"id":804,"date":"2018-06-26T13:33:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T13:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/suraya\/?p=804"},"modified":"2018-06-26T13:36:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T13:36:56","slug":"lets-learn-english-prepositions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/suraya\/2018\/06\/26\/lets-learn-english-prepositions\/","title":{"rendered":"Lets Learn English &#8211; Prepositions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prepositions often tell you where something is or when something happened.Prepositions\u00a0are usually used in front of nouns or pronouns and they show the relationship between the noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. The meanings of prepositions can be vary. From\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/vocabulary\/top-50-prepositions.aspx\">https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/vocabulary\/top-50-prepositions.aspx\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>The top 50 prepositions are as follow:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table style=\"width: 322.2px\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 119px\">Word<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 128px\">Frequency<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.2px\">Type<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table id=\"GridView3\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/with\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1062<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/at\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">624<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/from\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">622<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/into\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">into<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">301<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/during\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">103<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/including\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">58<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/until\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">until<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">54<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/against\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">46<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/among\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">among<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">37<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/throughout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">throughout<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">27<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/despite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">despite<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">17<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/towards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">towards<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/upon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upon<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/concerning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concerning<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">of<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">5220<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, auxiliary verb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">to<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">4951<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\">in<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2822<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1752<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, conjunction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1087<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/by\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">706<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">451<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/like\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">324<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, verb, conjunction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/through\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">through<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">235<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">170<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adjective, noun)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/before\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">before<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">141<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb, conjunction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/between\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">between<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">137<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/after\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">110<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adjective, adverb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/since\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">107<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb, conjunction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/without\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">without<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">89<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb, conjunction)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/under\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">70<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/within\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">within<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">46<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/along\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">along<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">45<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/following\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">following<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">39<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, noun, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/across\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">across<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">36<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/behind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">behind<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">22<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adverb, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/beyond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beyond<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">20<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, noun)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/plus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plus<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, adjective, noun)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/except\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">except<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(preposition, conjunction, idiom)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/but\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">but<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">626<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(conjunction, preposition, adverb)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">up<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">296<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(adverb, preposition, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">out<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">294<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(adverb, preposition, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/around\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">around<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">101<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(adverb, preposition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">down<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">94<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(adverb, preposition, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">off<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">74<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(adverb, preposition, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/above\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">above<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">40<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(adverb, preposition, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkenglish.com\/how-to-use\/near\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">near<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\">(adverb, preposition, adjective)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By the way, for standard 3 &#8211; there are only five preposition introduction:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In front of<\/li>\n<li>behind<\/li>\n<li>in<\/li>\n<li>under<\/li>\n<li>beside<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Credit to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unilifeapps.curtin.edu.au\/TheLearningCentre\/Display?book=5&amp;page=78\">https:\/\/unilifeapps.curtin.edu.au\/TheLearningCentre\/Display?book=5&amp;page=78<\/a>\u00a0for explaining the common error of prepositions<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Using the wrong preposition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unilife.blob.core.windows.net\/gold-book-media\/sect-04-10.gif\" width=\"568\" height=\"54\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Omitting the preposition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unilife.blob.core.windows.net\/gold-book-media\/sect-04-11.gif\" width=\"568\" height=\"88\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Using an extra preposition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unilife.blob.core.windows.net\/gold-book-media\/sect-04-12.gif\" width=\"568\" height=\"55\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MainTextLarge\"><strong>Four more things to remember about prepositions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. The verb \u2018to be\u2019 + preposition + adjective<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a common construction in English.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unilife.blob.core.windows.net\/gold-book-media\/sect-04-13.gif\" width=\"568\" height=\"74\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Nouns that follow common prepositions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Common prepositions (at, in, on, out of, under, for, of) are often used in combination with nouns.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unilife.blob.core.windows.net\/gold-book-media\/sect-04-14.gif\" width=\"568\" height=\"74\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Verbs that have a predetermined preposition (or two)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many of our approximately 4000 regular verbs and 200 irregular verbs can be used in combination with prepositions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unilife.blob.core.windows.net\/gold-book-media\/sect-04-15.gif\" width=\"568\" height=\"122\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other verbs are linked more closely to one or possibly two prepositions. Below is a short list of 10 verbs that have one (or 2) predetermined prepositions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unilife.blob.core.windows.net\/gold-book-media\/sect-04-16.gif\" width=\"568\" height=\"189\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you know any more verbs like this?<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Idiomatic verb forms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We do not always link verbs to just one specific preposition. In fact, some verbs, when used idiomatically, are linked to many different prepositions to give that verb a specific meaning. The example below is the verb\u00a0<strong>to get<\/strong>, which means to obtain or receive. Idiomatically, the verb takes on a great many meanings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/unilife.blob.core.windows.net\/gold-book-media\/sect-04-17.gif\" width=\"568\" height=\"239\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepositions often tell you where something is or when something happened.Prepositions\u00a0are usually used in front of nouns or pronouns and they show the relationship between the noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. 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