PREPOSITIONS IN / ON / AT / TO /FOR By Scheyla Santos
What is a preposition ? A preposition links nouns , pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence . The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition .
ON / IN / AT ON - Before Month and day ; - on September 11 Days of the week ; On Friday Streets ; On Bom Pastor street Specific Dates; On Christmas Day / on my birthday Other expressions : on the floor , on foot
IN Years ; In 2012 Months ; In March Seasons ; In the Summer Parts of the day ; In the morning Except AT night Countries, states, cities . In London
AT Time; At three o’clock Addresses ; At 678 Bom Pastor Street Other expressions : At night , at midnight , at noon , at Christmas
TO / FOR – algumas dicas TO – para / a Para indicar movimento ou posição; Come to my house . / Don’t go to the deep side of the lake . Endereçamentos, oferecimento, congratulações, dedicatórias Susan gave her work address to Bob. Good luck to you all ! Happy birthday to you . I brought all these toys to the poor children . Como sinônimo de until / till I have classes at school from Monday to / till Friday .
FOR Para indicar finalidade; This machine is for people to exercise and lose weight . Tempo; I have studied English for ten years . Favor ou benefício; Bring a glass of water fo r me, please É usada também antes de pronome pessoal seguido ou não de infinitivo. Working is not for children . This medicine is for her to take twice a day .