preposition

preposition — noun

1. a small word like in, on, at, to, from, or with that goes before a noun, noun ph

1.名詞B1
釋義

a small word like in, on, at, to, from, or with that goes before a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun and links it to the rest of the sentence to show ideas such as place, time, direction, or method.

例句

In the sentence 'The cat is on the table,' the word 'on' is a preposition.

classic example: preposition introduces a place phrase

Maya told her students that 'before,' 'after,' and 'during' are prepositions of time.

preposition + noun phrase showing time

文法句型

preposition + noun phrase

preposition + pronoun

用法筆記

Always followed by a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase as its object; cannot stand alone or take a finite clause directly. The preposition plus its object together form a 'prepositional phrase' that works as one unit in the sentence.

常見錯誤

❌I am good in math.
✅I am good at math.
💡different adjectives select different prepositions; learn each pair as a chunk.
❌She arrived to Taipei on Monday.
✅She arrived in Taipei on Monday.
💡'arrive' takes 'in' for cities and countries, 'at' for smaller places.