EF5/6 Prepositions

Prepositions
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Prepositions show place, direction, time, space

short words

in on to for from under over after before

tricky - no simple rules

idiomatic - idioms , usage

Maria lives in Vancouver.
Maria lives in Canada.
Maria lives on Knight Street.
Maria lives around/near/beside/close to/across from Cambie Street Bridge.

usage - the way we say it


1. to owe money to somebody - to be in debt to somebody  Why 'to'? idiomatic, try to remember it

2. The kids insisted on having a sleepover. gerund
The kids insisted on ice cream.
I wanted to go to Hawaii, but my wife insisted on California.
My father insists on having supper at 5 o'clock.

3. She is opposed to the legalization of marijuana.
She is supportive of the legalization of marijuana.

6. She was faced with a big problem.
He was faced with a rent increase.

9. Can you distinguish this type of green tea from that that kind?

She is a distinguished-looking woman. 

11. The city of Victoria was named after Queen Victoria.
You were named after your grandmother.

Allan , son Allan, Jr., grandson, Allan the 3rd.