Understanding Prepositions of Location and Direction

The video tutorial introduces prepositions, focusing on prepositions of direction. It explains how these prepositions describe locations in a city or on a map and are used in giving directions. The tutorial provides examples and lists common prepositions of direction. It also discusses sentence patterns involving prepositions and offers practice exercises for learners to apply their knowledge.

What do prepositions help to indicate?

• Only time

• Only place

• Time, place, and direction

• Only direction

Which of the following is a use of prepositions of direction?

• To describe locations on a map

• To describe emotions

• To describe weather

• To describe colors

Where is the bakery located according to the example?

• Next to the grocery store

• Behind the bank

• Across from the library

• On the corner of Main Street and Summer Street

What is the location of the bus stop in the example?

• Behind the bank

• Next to the bakery

• On the corner of Main Street

• In front of the grocery store

Which preposition would you use to describe something located diagonally across from another?

• Behind

• Kitty-corner to

• Next to

• In front of

Which preposition would you use to describe something located directly in front of another?

• In front of

• Next to

• Across from

• Behind

Which preposition would you use to describe something located at the intersection of two streets?

• On the corner of

• Next to

• Across from

• Behind

Which preposition would you use to describe something located far away from another?

• On

• Next to

• Far from

• Near

Which preposition would you use to describe something located beside another?

• Behind

• Next to or beside

• Across from

• Far from

What is the common sentence pattern for prepositions of direction?

• Is/are + noun + preposition + noun

• The + noun + is/are + preposition + the + noun

• Preposition + noun + is/are + noun

• Noun + is/are + preposition + noun