At, in, on, since, for, from, beside, between, up, down, by, with are the types of prepositions of time place agency. Actually, there are more than eight types of prepositions. In this article, I’m going to explain prepositions of time place agency in detail. So, let’s begin Mastering in, on, at prepositions
Understanding In, on, at Prepositions of time and place
Among the eight types, preposition of time and place, especially, “At, On, and In” prepositions are labeled as the master prepositions.
“At” is used for specific place or point of time. Whereas, “On” used for day, dates, and place. Third, “In” preposition is used for larger places and years.
So, let’s begin to understand correct usages of “At” “On” and In” prepositions of time and place.
Explaining Meaning and types of prepositions
Before to proceed to learn about the prepositions of time place agency, first of all, just take a look at the following classification of prepositions.
In english grammar, preposition is an important element of parts of speech. In sentence, it is used before noun or pronoun to show the relationship with rest of the sentence.
It is either used as a preposition or prepositional phrase as per the requirements or demand in sentence.
List of Prepositions:
- Time – to show the relationship with time– at, on, in, for, etc.
- Place – used to express relationship with place — at, on, in, below, above etc.
- Directions – from, along, across, towards, away etc.
- Reason or purpose – for, because, etc.
- Connection – to, with, of etc.
- Instrument – with, by, etc.
- Agency – by, with, etc.Origin – of, from, etc.
Correct use of “At” “On” and “In” prepositions with examples
In this blog, you will learn about the master prepositions like “At, on, and in” as the preposition of time and place in the simple way.
1. Correct use of “At” preposition of time and place
It is both preposition of time and place. First of all, let’s see the prepositions of time. “At” preposition of time is used to show the point of time or specific time of the day.
Examples of “At” preposition
- At noon,
- At night,
- At midnight,
- At 8 o’clock,
- At the time of origin,
- At the time of birth,
- At breakfast, etc.
As a preposition of place, it is used to show specific place or fixed location.
- At the tower
- At a house
- At a hotel
- At a restaurant, etc.
2. Use of “On” preposition of time and place
Like ‘At’, “on preposition” is also preposition of time and place. But, unlike ‘At’, it is used to or express the days and dates. Most importantly, it is used for “Bigger time span” than of ‘At’.
- On Monday
- On 26th January
- On the eve of Christmas,
- On my birthday,
- On the independent day, etc.
Now, let’s see the preposition of ‘On’ as a preposition of place. It is used for surface or on the top of something. Besides, it shows larger domain than ‘At’.
- On the chair
- On the table
- On the ground
- On the mountain,
- On the top of the hill, etc.
3. Correct Use of “In” preposition
Generally, ‘In’ preposition of time is used to express the years, months, and the duration of time of the day.
- In the five minutes
- In the morning
- In the afternoon
- In the evening
- In 2003
- In the last year
- In the winter
- In the rainy season
- In the medieval times, etc.
Likewise ‘In’ preposition of place is used to indicate larger area or enclosed area like house, garden, etc.
- In USA
- In Asia
- In the Australia
- In the newspaper
- In the house
- In the office
- In the garage
- In the garden
- In the swimming pool, etc.
In short, preposition ‘At’ is used for show specific time or fixed landmark location. Whereas, ‘On’ preposition is used for bigger time or place.
Finally, the domain of preposition ‘In’ is even larger than ‘at and on’.Hopefully, now you can understand the correct use of at, on, and, in prepositions of time and place.
Mastering Prepositions Of Place
Now, in the process of explaining Prepositions of time place agency, Here,I’m going to explain Prepositions of place such as, at, in, on, up, down, across, through, beside.
These prepositions are used to describe the relations of nouns, denoting places with the rest of the grammatical units of the given sentence.
There are so many prepositions are in use to indicate different types of areas or places. So, let’s see some simple examples of prepositions of place.
Usages and examples of prepositions of place
Preposition is a word that is also called parts of speech, used to show the relations of noun or pronoun denoting time, place, manner, cause, etc. to the rest of the sentence. It is very essential to construct a proper meaning of any sentence.
Rules of use of prepositions of place
In the process of Mastering in on at prepositions, Without understanding of proper rules, the use of prepositions seem difficult. Look at the following rules and usages.
1. When the place is line, like roads, rivers etc.
- On,
- Off,
- Away
- Across, and
- Along
Some examples of preposition of place
- London is on the Thames river.
- His new flat is just a mile off the national highway.
- His new flat is just a mile away from the national highway.( when place is point)
- He swims across the Ganga river.
- There were no option. So, we used to walk along highway.
2. When the place is area with boundaries like :-
- Into,
- In,
- Out Of,
- Through,
- From
Here are some examples,
- The cat slowly entered into the garden.
- We remained in that village for two days.
- The antelope hurriedly ran through the grassland to save from panther.
- Animals used to migrate out of theirs habitat annually due to water scarcity.
3. When the place is point like college, hospital, office etc.:- To, At, Away
Let’s see some examples,
- Students go to the school.
- My house is really away from school.
- First time, we met at the broadcasting office.
4. Prepositions of place Showing vertical and horizontal place
On, Over, Above, Under Below — for vertically
Simply, we will go through some examples,
- Now, he is on the roof of house.
- The flock of birds are flying over the river. (“over” is used between on and above)
- The clouds are gathered right above the mountain.
- “Below” preposition is used for greater depth compare to “under”
5. “In front of, beside, behind — for horizontal place
- He has parked his bike right in front of the house.
- He is waiting beside the bus. (here, “besides” have other meaning)
- I failed to notice him because he was well behind of his father.
These are not all but few important Examples of prepositions of place along important rules, used to show position of nouns or pronouns.
Explaining prepositions of agency –By and with
“By and with” prepositions are used to denote agent and instrument. “By” preposition is used to denotes agent or doer in the sentence. Whereas, “With” preposition denotes instrument. For clarity, let’s see how to use “By and With” prepositions.
Preposition meaning and definition
Grammatically, preposition is an important parts of speech, used to denotes the relationship of noun or pronoun with the rest of the words, in the sentence.
When a preposition is used with such noun or pronoun, then, it is known as preposition phrase. Simply, preposition phrase includes preposition and object of preposition, like, by a car, by a bus, with milk, in the morning, etc.
Usages of preposition by and with: of agency and instument
Generally, Preposition of agency is used for a person or thing which become cause to happen something. It is also called agent or doer. Like, by a person, by bus, etc.On the other hand, preposition of instrument is preferred to use for things used to do something. Such as, with pen, with friends, etc.
1. “By” preposition is used to denote agent or doer in the sentence.
Similarly, preposition “by” determines the exact position of agent or doer of the sentence.
Here are, some examples of it.
- A coconut is broken by a stone.
- Our house is built by my ancestors.
- This essay is written by a primary student.
2. “By” preposition is also used to express “means”.
- I go to work by bicycle.
- People in India usually travel by train.
- Long distance cannot be crossed by bus.
3. “With” preposition is used for instrument
Furthermore, preposition “with” indicates the position of instrument in the sentence.
Some examples of preposition “with”:
- He is writing with his fountain pen.
- She is hitting a ball with a bat made of english willow.
- I usually drink water with my bottle.
- The tree was cut by a woodcutter with an axe.
- I have decided not to go with them now onwards.
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