Grammar · From lesson 12
TOEIC Grammar: Prepositions of Place and Movement
Free extract from the Noto Tracks TOEIC course
| Preposition | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| at | a point, an address with a number, an event | at the front desk, at 45 Quay Street, at the trade fair |
| in | inside an area or container: city, country, room, building | in Phoenix, in the lobby, in the top drawer |
| on | a surface, a floor, a street name, a page, a list | on the third floor, on Maple Avenue, on page 6, on the agenda |
| next to, beside, near, by | close to | next to the elevator |
| between / among | two things / more than two in a group | between the bank and the café; among the finalists |
| across from / opposite | on the other side, facing | across from the station |
| above / below / under / beneath | vertical position | below the window |
| throughout | in every part of | throughout the building |
| to / into / onto | movement toward / entering / onto a surface | Walk to the exit. Load the boxes into the truck. |
| through / across / along / past | movement inside / from one side to the other / following a line / going by | through the tunnel, across the street, along the river, past the reception desk |
| from / out of / off | movement away | out of the parking garage |
Some useful non-spatial prepositions are also tested: according to, along with, apart from, as of (= starting from: as of July 1), in charge of, on behalf of, regardless of, in response to, with regard to, in accordance with, instead of, except (for).
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Lesson 12, "Grammar course 3: Prepositions, conjunctions and clauses", is in the Noto Tracks TOEIC course. The rest of it covers:
- 4. Fixed combinations with prepositions
- 8. Noun clauses
- 9. Adverb clauses
- 10. Inversion after negative and restrictive adverbs
- 11. Connectors for Part 6
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- Practice questions
- Answer key with explanations
- One-page summary
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