英语语法Lecture 26 介词.pptVIP

Preposition 介词虽小，作用巨大 We say we are ____at the hospital to visit a friend who is ____ in the hospital. We lie ____ in bed but ____ on the couch. We watch a film ____ at the theater but ____ on television. Definition Prepositions are a class of words that indicate relationships between nouns, pronouns and other words in a sentence. Most often they come before a noun. They never change their form, regardless of the case, gender etc. of the word they are referring to. The name “preposition” (pre + position) means “place before”. Prepositions usually come before another word, usually a noun or noun phrase: ? noun ? pronoun ? noun phrase ? gerund (verb in -ing form) If a preposition does not come before another word, it is still closely linked to another word: ? Who did you talk to? ? To whom did you talk? ? I talked to Jane. Many prepositions can also be adverbs: ? They are in the kitchen. preposition ? Please come in. adverb A few prepositions can also be conjunctions: ? Everyone came but Tara. preposition ? I asked her but she didn’t answer. conjunction 1. Some common prepositions about above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between beyond but by despite down during except for from in inside into like near of off on onto out outside over past since through throughout till to toward under underneath until up upon with within without Consider the professors desk and all the prepositional phrases we can use while talking about it. You can sit before the desk (or in front of the desk). The professor can sit on the desk (when hes being informal) or behi