AcompleteversionofthemiddleschoolEnglishprepositionusagesummarycoursewarecontents目录•BasicConceptsandClassificationofPositions•Thepositionandfunctionofpositionsinsenses•Detailedanalysisandexamplesofdifferentpositionscontents目录•Preliminarysettlementandfixedphases•Misusediscriminationandcorrectionmethods•Summary,Review,andExtension01BasicConceptsandClassificationofPositionsApositionisawordthatexpressestherelationshipbetweenanounorpronounandotherwordsinasensePositionsareusedtoshowdirection,location,ortime,andtheycanalsoindicatetherelationshipbetweentwonounsPositionsareoftenfollowedbyanounorpronoun,whichiscalledtheobjectofthepositionDefinitionandFunctionSimplepositions01Thesearesinglewordpositionssuchas"in,""on,""at,""by,"etcCompoundpreparations02Thesearepreparationsmadeupoftwoormorewords,suchas"becauseof,""infrontof,""inspotof,"etcPhrasalproposals03Theseareproposalsthatareconsistentofaverbandaparticle,suchas"lookafter,""takecareof,""giveup,"etc.TheparticlecanbeanadvocateoraproposalPositionclassificationSimplepositionsabout,over,across,after,against,along,around,at,before,behind,below,by,down,during,except,for,from,in,into,like,near,of,off,on,over,past,since,through,through,until(s),under,until,up,on,with,within,withoutCompoundpositionsaccordingto,aheadof,partfrom,asfor,asto,becauseof,bymeansof,inadditionto,incaseof,infrontof,inorderto,inspotof,inplaceof,onaccountof,onhalfof,ontopof,owingto,thankstoPhrasalpositionsdependon,lookafter,takecareof,giveupListofcommonpositions02ThepositionandfunctionofpositionsinsensesThenounorpronounfollowingthepropositioniscalledtheobjectofthepropositionApositionisfollowedbyanounorpronountoformapositionalphrase,whichexpressestherelationshipbetweenthenounorpronounandotherwordsinthepresenceCommonpositionsinclude"in,""on,""at,""by,""with,"etcPreliminaryphraseformation0102ThepositionofpreliminaryphrasesinasenseInsomecases,thepositionofthepreliminaryphrasecanaffectthemeaningofthepresencePreliminaryphrasescanappearatthebeginning,middle,orendofasense,dependingonthecontextandemphasisPreliminaryphrasefunction01Preliminaryphrasescanfunctionasobjectives,advertisements,ornounsinasense02Asobjectives,theymodifynounsorpronouns,describingtheircharacteristicsorrelationships03Asadvertisements,theymodifyverbs,objections,orotheradvertisements,expressingtime,place,Manner,ordegree04Asnouns,theycanserveasthesubject,object,orcompletionofapresence,expressingactions,states,oridentities03DetailedanalysisandexamplesofdifferentpositionsAt,in,onBefore,afterSince,forUntil,tillPositionsindicatingtemporaryrelationshipsTheyrefertotheorderofeventsintimeForinstance,"beforedinner"or"afterthemeeting."Thesepreparationsareusedtoexpressthedurationoftime"Sinceyesterday"or"fortwohours."TheyindicateapointintimeuptowhichsomethinghappensForexample,"StayhereuntilIreturn."ThesepositionsareusedtoindicatespecifictimesorperiodsForexample,"atnoon,""inthemorning,""onMonday."Positionsrepresentingspatialrelationships•On,over,under:ThesepreparationsdescribethepositionofoneobjectrelativetoanotherForinstance,"Thebookisonthetable,""Theplaneflyoverthecity,""Thecatisunderthebed."•Above,below:TheyindicateahigherorlowerpositioninaverticalsenseForexample,"thepaintinghandlesabovethefireplace"or"thekeyisbelowthedoormat."•In,inside,out,outside:Thesepreparationsspecifythelocationofsomethingwithinorw...