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What is Grammar?
English Grammar Terms
The 8 English Parts of
Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence.
There are only
8 types of word - and the most
important is the Verb!
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Verbs |
be, have, do, work |
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Nouns |
man, town, music |
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Adjectives |
a, the, 69, big |
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Adverbs |
loudly, well, often |
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Pronouns |
you, ours, some |
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Prepositions |
at, in, on, from |
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Conjunctions |
and, but, though |
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Interjections |
ah, dear, er, um |
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Hot Links
Verbs
Passive voice
Modal verbs
Conditionals
Questions
Irregular
verbs
Going to
Gerunds
Phrasal Verbs
Tenses
Nouns
(Un) Countable nouns
Adjectives
Articles
Pronouns
Preposition List
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| Grammar Quizzes
Parts of Speech Quiz
Verb Classification Quiz
Main Verb Forms Quiz
Active or Passive Quiz
Subjunctive Quiz
Future Time Quiz
Continuous Tense Verb
Quiz
Used to do or Be used to
Quiz
Have to,
Must, Must not Quiz
Can, Could, Be able
to Quiz
Questions Quiz
Tag Questions
Quiz
Infinitive or
-ing Quiz
Gerunds Quiz
Phrasal Verbs
Quiz
Conditionals Quiz
For or Since Quiz
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Simple
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Simple
Questions
Comparative
Adjectives
Superlative
Adjectives
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Prepositions of Place: at, in, on
In general, we use:
- at for a POINT
- in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
- on for a SURFACE
| at |
in |
on |
| POINT |
ENCLOSED SPACE |
SURFACE |
| at the corner |
in the garden |
on the wall |
| at the bus stop |
in London |
on the ceiling |
| at the door |
in France |
on the door |
| at the top of the page |
in a box |
on the cover |
| at the end of the road |
in my pocket |
on the floor |
| at the entrance |
in my wallet |
on the carpet |
| at the crossroads |
in a building |
on the menu |
| at the entrance |
in a car |
on a page |
Look at these examples:
- Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.
- The shop is at the end of the street.
- My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and arrived
in Bangkok two hours late.
- When will you arrive at the office?
- Do you work in an office?
- I have a meeting in New York.
- Do you live in Japan?
- Jupiter is in the Solar System.
- The author's name is on the cover of the book.
- There are no prices on this menu.
- You are standing on my foot.
- There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.
- I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street
in London.
Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in
and on in these standard expressions:
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in |
on |
| at home |
in a car |
on a bus |
| at work |
in a taxi |
on a train |
| at school |
in a helicopter |
on a plane |
| at university |
in a boat |
on a ship |
| at college |
in a lift (elevator) |
on a bicycle, on a motorbike |
| at the top |
in the newspaper |
on a horse, on an elephant |
| at the bottom |
in the sky |
on the radio, on television |
| at the side |
in a row |
on the left, on the right |
| at reception |
in Oxford Street |
on the way |
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