Prepositions
and compound
nouns
Prepositions
What is a preposition? ¿Qué es una preposición?
A preposition is a short Una preposición es una
word, for example at, palabra corta, por ejemplo, en,
in or by, that is most en o por, que se usa más
commonly used to show the comúnmente para mostrar la
relation between two nouns, relación entre dos sustantivos,
two pronouns, or a noun and dos pronombres o un
a pronoun. sustantivo y un pronombre.
Prepositions
TYPES OF PREPOSITIONS
There are three types of prepositions,
including time prepositions, place
Hay tres tipos de preposiciones, que incluyen
prepositions, and direction, prepositions. preposiciones de tiempo, preposiciones de lugar y
Time prepositions are those such as before, preposiciones de dirección. Las preposiciones de
after, during, and until; place prepositions tiempo son aquellas como antes, después, durante y
hasta; las preposiciones de lugar son aquellas que
are those indicating position, such
indican la posición, como alrededor, entre y en
as around, between, and against; and contra; y las preposiciones de dirección son aquellas
direction prepositions are those indicative of indicativas de dirección, como a través, arriba y
direction, such as across, abajo. Cada tipo de preposición es importante.
up, and down. Each type of preposition is
important.
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME:
Los ejemplos básicos de preposiciones de tiempo incluyen: en, en, en, antes y después. Se
utilizan para ayudar a indicar cuándo sucedió, sucederá o sucederá algo.
Basic examples of time prepositions include: at, on, in, before and after. They are used to help
indicate when something happened, happens or will happen.
For example:
I was born on July 4th, 1982.
I was born in 1982.
I was born at exactly 2am.
I was born two minutes before my twin brother.
I was born after the Great War ended.
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE:
To confuse matters a bit, the most common prepositions to indicate time – on, at, in – are also
the most common prepositions to indicate position. However, the rules are a little clearer as
place prepositions are a more rigid concept than time prepositions.
Para confundir un poco las cosas, las preposiciones más comunes para indicar el tiempo - en, en,
en - también son las preposiciones más comunes para indicar la posición. Sin embargo, las reglas
son un poco más claras ya que las preposiciones de lugar son un concepto más rígido que las
preposiciones de tiempo.
examples
The cat is on the table.
The dogs are in the kennel.
We can meet at the crossroads.
PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT:
Prepositions of movement are quite easy to understand as they are less abstract than prepositions of place and time.
Essentially, they describe how something or someone moves from one place to another. The most commonly used
preposition of movement is to, which usually serves to highlight that there is movement towards a specific destination.
preposiciones de movimiento son bastante fáciles de entender, ya que son menos abstractas que las preposiciones de
Las
lugar y tiempo. Esencialmente, describen cómo algo o alguien se mueve de un lugar a otro. La preposición de
movimiento más comúnmente utilizada es, que generalmente sirve para resaltar que hay movimiento hacia un destino
específico.
Examples:
He has gone on vacation to France.
She went to the bowling alley every Friday last summer.
I will go to bed when I am tired.
They will go to the zoo if they finish their errands.
Compound nouns
A compound noun is a noun that
is formed from two or more
words. The meaning of the whole
compound is often different from
the meaning of the two words on
their own. Compound nouns are
very common. The main noun is
normally the last one.
Characteristics of Compound Nouns or Compound Nouns
not only can a noun be used as an
They always go before the noun:
They always go adjective but two, three, four ..
singular.
Examples:
Examples: Examples:
• Orange Juice (jugo de naranja) Incorrect: orange juice. •College soccer team coach
• Love story (historia de amor) Correct: orange juices. (Coach of the university soccer team)
• Crime scene (escena del crimen) (Orange juices)
•A car engine parts
• Sunday morning (domingo en la Incorrect: Love the story. (Engine parts of a car)
mañana) •The next door neighbor
Correct: Love stories.
(The next door neighbor)
(Love's stories)
Compound nouns are commonly formed from the
following word combinations:
noun + noun,
noun + noun: boyfriend skinhead
verb + noun,
verb + noun: breakfast grindstone
adjective + noun,
phrasal verb used as noun, adjective + noun: software hardware
particle + noun. phrasal verb: a break-in a take-over
particle + noun: onlooker aftershave
Examples:
bodyguard – guardaespaldas housekeeper – una persona que viene a limpiarte la
goalkeeper – portero (en el futbol) casa
doorman – portero de un edificio, una keyboard – el teclado
discoteca, etc conference room – la sala de reuniones
backbone – espina dorsal (o también waterfall – una cascada
“coraje”) bathroom – cuarto de baño
headache – dolor de cabeza bedroom – el dormitorio
fireman – bombero sidewalk – la acera
headphones – auriculares sunburn – quemadura del sol
Sentence
1. I do not want to get out of bed because I have headache.
2. Yesterday there was a fire in the apartment next door, luckily the
firemen arrived on time.
3. I have a new headphones that my boyfriend gave them to me.
4. Today the architect came to finish defining the details of my
bedroom.
5. It was not a good idea to tan on the beach because I have sunburn