Preposition 前置詞

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(1) What is a preposition? 甚麼是「前置詞」？
5 ?, H# y; @1 O; PA preposition is a word we use with a noun or a pronoun to mark its relation with the other parts of the sentence.
- z1 P  w7 f/ p, y$ l: y「前置詞」是跟名詞或代名詞一起使用，以表示名詞或代名詞和句子中其他詞的關係。
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For example 例如:
The pen belongs to me.
I was born in China seven years ago.
  R4 ?3 K9 P' w) Z3 P+ ZMy mother borrowed these books from the library.
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6 W; _* u; [3 \ (2) Types of Prepositions前置詞的類別：
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(a) Prepositions of Time 和時間有關的前置詞
It helps to express the "time".
它用來幫助形容時間。

2 I8 {* R; E) k, Z5 l1 _: v$ t$ \4 O) IFor example 例如:
3 J7 q. B2 {0 \& b- L/ vat　─　to describe an exact point of time (描述一個準確的時間)
The show starts at two o’clock.
Grandpa often takes a nap at noon.

; ]# d3 }  @5 K, n$ x9 Rin　─　to express a certain period of time (描述在某一段時間內)
4 g; J# a& `% @6 ?1 C2 eI likes playing the piano in the afternoon.
Mary has her first swimming lesson in June.

on　─　to represent a certain time (表示一個時間)
Vivian gave me a gift on Friday.
My birthday is on the 6th of November.
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. _+ W% S  u7 U: J* Ofor　─　to express something that lasts in a period of time (描述在某段時間內維持著的事情)
& E1 S7 M+ D7 q8 fShirley has learned Japanese for two months.
Betty has gone to the supermarket for ten minutes.
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by　─　to talk about an action that can finish at a certain point of time (形容在某個時間會完成的動作)
You have to finish the project by next Friday.
Please give me a call by tomorrow night.

2 }5 F+ ]. d! }6 ~( a+ R3 ^! Z (b) Prepositions of Place 和地點有關的前置詞
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它用來幫助形容地點。
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, O8 D& N9 a% m  h# D8 ^* ~For example:
' ]/ ?' P, n) C" z: `: @at　─　 to represent an exact place (表示一個準確地點)
# _9 E2 Y1 o# ~* _9 ~8 rLet us meet at school.
+ x' t3 r8 l) `, l. gI play computer games at home.
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! |4 [, u$ D: k) X! X# r- z! \in　─　 to express a larger area of place (形容在比較大範圍的地方)
, H8 p8 r# V5 ~- Z. e' t' p, u0 BHong Kong is located in China.
3 \$ U+ `1 I* d0 \& w* v) l9 \We have our dinner in a Italian restaurant.

on　─　to describe that a thing placed on another thing (形容在某些東西之上)
Put your homework on the desk.
A ball is on the floor.
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4 E6 Y8 k$ J) P* j: N* x6 Yinto　─　to express an action going inside some places (表示一個動作「進入」一些地方)
Please come into the room.
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% A  l( O3 _' O4 Ffrom　─　to show what the origin of somebody or something is (描述事物的來源處)
The new teacher comes from Britain.
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