Grammar 11 - prepositions

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Prepositions

• A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location

Preposition = voorzetsel

Een voorzetsel is een woord of een groep woorden die vóór een zelfstandig naamwoord, voornaamwoord of zelfstandig naamwoord wordt gebruikt om richting, tijd, plaats, locatie aan te geven

prepositions of instrument

• Wat zijn de prepositions of instrument?
  

1. By - Methods of transportation
   I travelled by train
2. With - tools and devices
   I cut that tree with a saw.
3. on - devices
   I wrote this on my IPad

prepositions of connection

• Wat zijn de prepositions of connection?

1. Of - possession (bezit) 
   That is the sign of honour
2. With - related or together
   He's friends with my brother
3. to - physically connected
   The table is stuck to the wall

prepositions of origin

• Wat zijn de prepositions of origin?

1. From - where something or someone comes from
   Jimmy is from Ireland
2. made of - material of something
   That wall is made of wood.
3. Made from - material that is completely changed.
   Glass is made from sand.

prepositions of direction / movement

• Wat zijn de prepositions of direction / movement?
  
• Across / onto/ along / out of / back / past / back to / through / down / to / into
  
  
• He ran across the field.
  
• He walked along the pond.

We arrived _____ bike at the location.

1. by
2. with

A bike shed was made ___ railroad beams.

1. by
2. from

we were asked to walk ___

a door that looked very ominous.

1. through
2. from

We walked ___tall hedges guided by bright green arrows.

1. along
2. by

The arrows were only visible if you shone a light on it ____a torch.

1. to
2. with

At the end____the afternoon there was a themed buffet.

1. of
2. down

All ingredients came ___

local farmers.

1. from
2. of

The owners____the escape room

1. of
2. from

They were friends ___ my brother.

1. out of
2. with

Complete the sentences by using: by - from - of - to
The participants travelled ...car.

They went ... the other contestants after the event to talk to them.

Their coach assured them that they could learn a lot ... experience.

At the end...the training, they realised that they could reach their former level again.