1. The preposition 'to' shows movement to a specific place or event. - I’m travelling to Spain next week.
- I need to go to the bank.
2. We also use 'to' for movement towards a person or group of people.
- He came up to me and started a conversation with me.
To, towards
3. 'To' is also used to explain the position of someone and their relationship with objects or objects and their relationship with people.
4. We use 'towards' to indicate a more specific direction or movement to it.
- He was holding a gun and walking towards me.
- He threw the ball towards me.
- There's a door to your left.
- He stood with his back to the door.
1. We use 'through' to describe movement 'in and out' of something. - The river runs through the centre of the town.
- We walked through the old quarter of the city.
2. 'Into' is used to describe movement from 'outside to inside' a space.
- Get into the car. It's starting to rain.
- II saw you put your keys into your pocket.
Through and into
Through and into
1. The prepositions 'across' and 'over' are used to talk about movement from one side of a place to another. - I’ll jump over the wall and open the gate.
- The aircraft flew low over the lake.
2. 'Over' also functions as a preposition expressing position. It often has a similar meaning to the preposition 'above'.
- There was a mirror above/over the sink.
Across, over and long
3. One of its core uses however is to express position in relation to a two-dimensional surface. - A white tablecloth was spread over the table.
4. Or to show when something is positioned on the opposite side of a 'line', e. g.: road, bridge, etc.
- The hotel is over the bridge.
5. 'Across' is sometimes used to express position in relation to something which stretches from one side of a place to another. - There was a barrier across the road.
5. 'Across', like 'over', is also used to show when something is positioned on the opposite side of a place in relation to the speaker.
- The bank is across the street.
7. The preposition 'along' is used to show movement following a line. - We walked along the river.
- I followed Mr. Jackson along the corridor.
8. It is also sometimes used to show a specific position in relation to a line.
- Somewhere along the path there’s a signpost.
9. Or to show when a group of things are positioned in a line next to something. - There were plenty of restaurants along the riverfront.
1. With verbs of motion, 'onto' and 'on' are usually interchangeable.
Onto
- Daniel bounced on/onto the floor.
- Peter climbed on/onto the fence.
2. Some motion verbs indicate that the subject causes itself or some other object to be located in a specific place. Some of these verbs can only be used with 'on'. Others can be used with both 'on' and 'onto'. There are also times when the word 'add' is used alone, or used with the word 'to'.
- Dick spilled the soup on his shirt. (not onto his shirt)
- Heather threw her coat on/onto the bed.
- They are adding another employee at the factory.
- She wants to add to the wedding invitation list.
- "Your behavior is adding to my stress," warned Mother.
3. With verbs showing a stationary position, 'on' or 'in' are used as the ordinary meanings of those prepositions. - William is in the barn.
- Megan is on the couch.
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