Preposition 前置詞

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(1) What is a preposition? 甚麼是「前置詞」？
A preposition is a word we use with a noun or a pronoun to mark its relation with the other parts of the sentence.
5 g5 P! j) F: d% G# t. l( e. r「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。

1 e0 b' ?- m: [, _For example 例如:
: R% P! Z  K2 H! K$ m1 sThe pen belongs to me.
I was born in China seven years ago.
My mother borrowed these books from the library.
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(2) Types of Prepositions前置詞的類別：
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# U+ H' U1 r  O% b4 k! j5 Q- ?! S' L(a) Prepositions of Time 和時間有關的前置詞
It helps to express the "time".
. H% J0 c) G9 o8 x) j它用來幫助形容時間。

For example 例如:
at　─　to describe an exact point of time (描述一個準確的時間)
The show starts at two o’clock.
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in　─　to express a certain period of time (描述在某一段時間內)
& u& a, d5 A% ?4 v  V5 f, \& [I likes playing the piano in the afternoon.
! j" E; d# ~) h7 i+ `" ^Mary has her first swimming lesson in June.

on　─　to represent a certain time (表示一個時間)
8 H% X* P" N3 q& HVivian gave me a gift on Friday.
My birthday is on the 6th of November.

& h* {3 u* x7 {: X# i* V, k3 O, z5 hfor　─　to express something that lasts in a period of time (描述在某段時間內維持著的事情)
: f4 ?4 q) g5 D! p2 yShirley has learned Japanese for two months.
: H6 v# w' N( c  T2 P( YBetty has gone to the supermarket for ten minutes.

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)
7 m" V& X9 s8 t$ Q9 K% ~8 @; m6 kYou have to finish the project by next Friday.
5 B0 W; k3 e" d, P  H/ w2 APlease give me a call by tomorrow night.
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(b) Prepositions of Place 和地點有關的前置詞
It helps to express a certain place.
/ s4 |; R8 K7 [ 它用來幫助形容地點。
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! ?8 N' r& y) n+ u/ N7 f& Jat　─　 to represent an exact place (表示一個準確地點)
( c- K' c9 O' s+ q. V& Z3 NLet us meet at school.
I play computer games at home.
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in　─　 to express a larger area of place (形容在比較大範圍的地方)
5 }7 O3 ~( x4 e6 A9 e2 s3 P! `' EHong Kong is located in China.
$ p; ?+ i9 N" J9 W( NWe have our dinner in a Italian restaurant.
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" ?2 I. |, K$ v$ G5 Don　─　to describe that a thing placed on another thing (形容在某些東西之上)
2 N7 {- r, m5 M: Z9 D$ a& ~9 tPut your homework on the desk.
A ball is on the floor.

into　─　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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$ Y, i  j, i& R# X& h' ^( ifrom　─　to show what the origin of somebody or something is (描述事物的來源處)
The new teacher comes from Britain.
I have learned lots of things from this book.