Preposition 前置詞

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(1) What is a preposition? 甚麼是「前置詞」？
& s! ~* V+ C+ y  r" VA preposition is a word we use with a noun or a pronoun to mark its relation with the other parts of the sentence.
9 ^% z! e9 n" e* t「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。

& n& d( F3 ?" _; A: o3 \+ KFor example 例如:
The pen belongs to me.
I was born in China seven years ago.
My mother borrowed these books from the library.

8 m& J- f  i" I, r7 p: p (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
/ B# E6 O! x; w6 mIt helps to express the "time".
它用來幫助形容時間。
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2 G1 {1 Q9 t. c' r# C4 SFor 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.
Grandpa often takes a nap at noon.

  |$ ~9 ~6 g3 z8 t5 E3 {$ y0 zin　─　to express a certain period of time (描述在某一段時間內)
9 g( n- H3 G" q# nI likes playing the piano in the afternoon.
Mary has her first swimming lesson in June.

  V) |% {% p  _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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for　─　to express something that lasts in a period of time (描述在某段時間內維持著的事情)
; ?! X1 \" {; K  [2 YShirley has learned Japanese for two months.
Betty 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 N  }2 z2 O2 IYou have to finish the project by next Friday.
Please give me a call by tomorrow night.
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(b) Prepositions of Place 和地點有關的前置詞
& o( T2 t3 ?, z. ?. hIt helps to express a certain place.
它用來幫助形容地點。

For example:
, S9 V' X( O" ?/ u# |7 u4 t8 Uat　─　 to represent an exact place (表示一個準確地點)
6 c3 S% ?7 N- a( f  q; DLet 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)
; v# B, W7 k! J" q; U& AHong Kong is located in China.
  b  L- A* ?. @- z! YWe have our dinner in a Italian restaurant.
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( Z# {, _; B* c( z; Q) `on　─　to describe that a thing placed on another thing (形容在某些東西之上)
1 E/ A0 V3 I9 \4 e# v1 h7 MPut your homework on the desk.
2 |, a" k! G- i7 ?" e. r( UA ball is on the floor.

: ~& l# A. q- x3 \9 Jinto　─　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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from　─　to show what the origin of somebody or something is (描述事物的來源處)
; C  J0 \9 R3 f4 G8 N& A8 ?% d2 R. vThe new teacher comes from Britain.
I have learned lots of things from this book.
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