Prepositions

What are Prepositions?

Prepositions show relationships between a noun/pronoun and other words in a sentence — including time, place, direction, and manner. Many verbs, adjectives, and nouns in English require a specific preposition that must be memorised as a fixed collocation.

Key Preposition Groups

Time: in / on / at

in (months, years, centuries) | on (days, dates) | at (exact times, holidays)

Place: in / on / at

in (enclosed spaces, cities, countries) | on (surfaces, streets) | at (exact points)

Direction

to (destination) | from (origin) | into (movement inside) | onto (movement on top)

Fixed collocations

Example Sentences

The success of the campaign depends on the marketing budget.

The meeting is scheduled on Monday at 3 PM.

She is responsible for all client communications.

They arrived at the conference centre at noon.

The policy results in significant cost savings.

He is not interested in the new proposal.

The team consists of five engineers and two designers.

Please submit the report by Friday.

The head office is located in District 1.

We need to agree on a solution before the deadline.

Common Mistakes

The meeting is scheduled at Monday.

...on Monday.

Use 'on' for days of the week.

She is responsible of the project.

She is responsible for the project.

'Responsible' collocates with 'for', not 'of'.

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