Time for a quick review of the English prepositions (3)

LAST week, in our review of the prepositions of direction, I said that the compound consummation of an action, while the simple locational - as a result of that action. prepositions that establish rela tionships in time. Consummation of an action: woman dived the pool.”

is the pool.” ( optional in informal usage):

As a rule of thumb then, the di March 12, 2003 [ March 12, the 12th of March].”

while the locational preposi

- wan noon.”

gets together Christmas.”

- sitions for space orientation is marksman aimed the hostage the pickpocket the morning.”

- gellan reached the Philippines

decades, and centuries as points of June [ in

leave her winter.”

- pen later than another event or point

The prepositions for periods

happens at some time or continuous her teens.”

- Nam

the beginning of one period to the

March October.” of time in which an event happens or

the semestral break.” action taking place between the beginning and the end of a period: a.m. and 12 noon.”

- tion that must take place or be com must leave

of time after a particular event has taken place or a particular time has October all hostilities stopped.”

This ends our review prepositions. of the