Prepositions used to indicate location
Examples I am going to the theatre tonight. I am driving towards the cinema. I will drop by your house this evening. I walked past the bakery shop.
Rules
The basic preposition of direction is "to".
"To" signifies orientation toward a goal. When the goal is physical, such as a destination, "to" implies movement in the direction of the goal
"Toward" suggests movement in a general direction, without necessarily arriving at a destination.
"Into" means movement toward the interior of a volume.
"By" means someone or something moving past without stopping.
"Past" means moving in a direction so as to pass by.
You can also use these prepositions: AMONG, BETWEEN, BESIDE, IN FRONT OF, BEHIND, NEXT TO, WITH, and IN THE MIDDLE OF. |