Graphic Representations of prepositions

in

above

below

Above and below

through

between

Over He walked over the hill The bird flew over the field The plane flew over the hill He climbed over the fence Inspired by “Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things” George Lakoff

Over The car drove over the bridge

On and in Taken from “Cognitive English Grammar” by Gunter Radden and Rene Dirven

Places: In, On, At, Surfaces: On the floor On the wall On the page On the menu On a bus On Kernan Street the store the mall school my hotel the bar At work AT IN City: in Bangkok Country: in the USA In a field In the backyard ON

Why in and at In At Think of it as a point Think of it as an area

Time: In, On, At, Time: 8 am, noon, 6 pm At night AT ON IN Days of the week: Monday, Tuesday… Dates : on the 25 th, on the first Month and Date: On September 20 th Holidays: on Christmas, On Valentine's day Months: in February Years: in 2011 Decades: in the 80s Centuries: in the 21 st century In the morning In the afternoon In the evening

In, at, on In the morning, I wrote several s, attended a meeting, and completed the report In the afternoon I left work early and went to the dentist. In the evening, I made dinner, studied English, and watched Friends. 12 pm noon About 5 or 6 pm At 3 pm He went to a meeting at 3. On Saturday

In Sometimes we use in to emphasize we are indoors I was in the building I am in my hotel Maybe its raining outside

Why are you there? In School In the hospital At the school At the hospital

Take it easy On vacation On holiday On break

Positions Next to To the left of/to the right of

Positions behind

Positions In front of

Positions Across from (across the street from opposite

Position On 1 st street

Position On the corner of ____ and ______