Topics

Present

Past

Past to Present

Future

Abilities - Responsibilities

Asking Questions

Choosing the Right Phrase

Combining Verbs

Explaining Ideas

Describing Your World

Complex Ideas

Relating Ideas, People, Objects

Speaking about Objects

Wondering about Situations

Between Things

Prepositions of Place

In

Use 'in' in a spatial sense:

Example:

The chargeback penalties were mostly a problem in New York city.

I'm removing these items in the warehouse from the quantity on hand.

Into

Use 'into' when you move from one space into another space.

Example:

We moved the raw material into the factory.

My colleague went into the fire to save his puppy.

On

Use 'on' with one object is 'on' another object such as various surfaces:

Example:

We placed the RFID chip on the product before shipping.

That's a beautiful photograph of our research laboratory on the desk.

Onto

Use 'onto' to indicate movement when taking something from some place and putting it onto an object such as a table, countertop, etc.

Example:

I placed the commodity items from Safeway onto the counter.

I stuck the compliance label onto the shipping crate.

Near

Use 'near' when an object is close to another object

Example:

The RFID reader is near the dock.

Our consumer goods are stored in front of the primary warehouse.

In Front Of

Use 'in front of' when an object is placed ahead of another object.

Example:

Louis sat down in front of the safety device.

That's the design team for our line of consumer packaged goods in front of the Matterhorn.

Between

Use 'between' when one object is in the middle of two other objects.

Example:

Bob stood between the foreman and the manager as they discussed the safety lead time they'd need.

The contract warehouse is between the consignment inventory warehouse and the main road.

Courses
English for Business and Commerce

English for Tourism and the Food Service Industry

English for NGO and NPO (Non-Governmental Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations)

Information Technology

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