PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION

PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION

We use prepositions of direction with verbs such as "walk, climb" and jump.

·         Father drove us to the airport.

·         The children ran across the playground.

·         Shirani walked up to the stage to receive her award.

·         The tiger climbed up the tree.

·         The robber jumped over the fence and disappeared.

We use "into" and "”out of “for things of volume.

·         The prisoners were huddled into the cells.

·         The taxi turned right into Independence Avenue.

·         The youth jumped into the river to save a child from drowning.

·         We put all the letters into separate envelopes.

·         The children slowly walked into the classroom.

·         The man jumped out of the well with great difficulty.

·         The soldiers marched out of barracks.

·         The lorry ran out of the road.

·         The tourist came out of the hotel and got into a car.

“Onto" is a preposition of movement.

·         Jothipala stepped onto the platform and sang a song

·         The cattle were loaded onto a stationary truck.

·         The lecturer moved onto the next topic.

The preposition "off means "away from."

·         Keep off the grass.

·         All the mangoes have dropped off the tree.

·         Lalin fell off the bicycle.

·         Do you know where to get off?

The preposition "through" means "from one end to the other."

·         The children walked through the jungle.

·         Can you wade through the water?

·         It's difficult to get through the crowd.

·         Have you ever driven through a tunnel?

The preposition "round" means in a circular direction.

·         Do you know that the moon goes round the Earth?

·         The actor ran round a tree.