Learning how to use and determine prepositions of place in a sentence is one of the starting lessons in taking English courses online. The dialogues used to introduce the lesson all consist of short conversations in which you also learn how to ask for and give directions in English. At the end of the dialogue, you will also see a list of key English vocabulary that you will learn in this lesson. As you listen to the introductory dialogue, you can also read the words on the computer screen so that you understand what the speaker is saying.

In this beginning lesson, you will receive a basic introduction to the use of prepositions in the English language. The most commonly used prepositions to denote place are:

- on

- in

- under

- next to

- in front of

- at

- beside

-between

These words show where something is in relation to another object or person. When you learn this concept in an online course there are also pictures to show you the meaning of the words, such as the word inder placed beneath an object.

The instruction then focuses on specific place prepositions so that you know when you should use each one. In for example, is always used to show that a person or object is enclosed within something, such as the desks are in the classroom. It can also be used to denote geographical locations, such as saying that you live in a particular city or that a city is in a certain country.

In always refers to the surface. If you say the book is on the table this means that the book is laid on the surface of the table. It on the other hand refers to a particular point or place, such as it a meeting? These two prepositions often cause the most problems for students of English as a second language because they are so similar in meaning, yet they are used differently in sentences.

The exercises you complete as part of this lesson involve choosing the correct preposition to complete a sentence. They focus on the words mainly because these are the tricky ones. Once you understand what the prepositions mean you can easily use them in sentences and understand their meaning when you hear or read them.

Another part of the grammar exercises involves sentences in which the words are not placed in the correct order. You are required to write the sentences in the proper order and to insert the capital letters and punctuation where they are needed. This type of exercise will not only give you practice in using place prepositions, but will review what you have learned in earlier lessons. This is also a way for you to have fun while you are learning English. When you feel comfortable that you do understand the concept, you can take the quiz on the lesson to see how well you do. Don??t get disappointed if you make a mistake because making mistakes is an important part of learning.