Prepositions

Grammar Explanation

The plant is on the table -> ‘On’ is the preposition that shows the relationship between ‘plant’ and ‘table’.
I have some juice in the fridge -> ‘In’ is the preposition that shows the relationship between ‘juice’ and fridge’.

There are lots of prepositions and they are among some of the most commonly used words in English. There are different kinds of prepositions (which we’ll learn about below) and it is possible for a word to be more than one kind of preposition depending on the context in which it is used.

Prepositions of place

Prepositions of place describe where something is. They include words like;

in
out
on
off
above
under
beside
below

For example:

The cat is hiding under the bed -> ‘Under’ is the preposition that shows the relationship between ‘hiding’ and ‘bed’.

Prepositions of direction

Prepositions of direction describe where something is going or where to put something. They include words like:

to
on
for
into

For example:

She is going to school -> ‘To’ is the preposition that shows the relationship between ‘going’ and ‘school’.
Put the pencil in your pocket -> ‘In’ is preposition that shows the relationship between ‘pencil’ and ‘pocket’.