Prepositions of time

after	lunch	We are meeting after lunch.
before	Christmas	They made an offer before Christmas
at	10 o’clock; midnight; the moment; Christmas; the weekend (but: on the weekend (Am E)	I’ll arrive in Atlanta at 7:15 p.m.
during	the break	They discussed the details during the break.
on	Monday; Saturday night; January 18; summer afternoon; that day; Christmas Day;	Our weekly planning meeting is on Monday morning.
in	the morning; December; (the) winter; 1997; the 19-th century; two weeks’ time; two hours; Christmas/ Easter holiday	In 1980 a group of analysts visited Rolls Royce.

No prepositions: today, tomorrow, yesterday, the day after tomorrow, the day before yesterday, last night, last week, next month, yesterday evening,
tomorrow morning, this evening, tonight

Last week I had to take a day off.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE AND DIRECTION

in	cities, countries, inside a building, the center / middle of	Delta flight arrives in New York at 15:05 p.m. I’ll meet you in the arrival area. My sit was in the middle of the row.
at	exact place, inside/outside	We arranged to meet at the information desk.
on	the left/right, way, holyday	My sit was on the left of the entrance. On the way to Atlanta I met my old friend.
by	plane, air, sheep, boat, sea, taxi, car	I was going to Berlin on business by air. But: ona/the bus, plane They always serve drinks on the plane.

PRONOUNS

USE

a) possessive adjectives: My sister travels a lot for her work. ( in front of nouns);

b) possessive pronouns: These tickets are mine. (without a noun)";

c) personal pronouns: She accepted the invitation. (before verbs as subjects);

d) object pronouns: I had written to him a month before. (after verbs as objects);

e) demonstrative pronouns:

· (this, these) refer to people or things that are near in space or time: T his is a new book;

· (that, those) point to people or things that are farther away in space or time: Those are rare coins.

Personal pronouns	Object pronouns	Possessive pronouns	Possessive adjectives
I you he she it we they	me you him her its us them	mine yours his hers its ours theirs	my your his her its our their

QUESTIONS

FORM

· YES/NO questions

Do, does, can, be, will, did, etc. goes before the subject.

He is ready. Is he ready? She likes traveling. Does she like traveling? (not: Does she likes traveling?)

· WH questions

Begin with a question word who, what, where, why, when, whose, which, how etc.

When did you meet her?

What, whose can be followed by a noun.

What language do you speak?

Which – limited choice.

There is a 10.40 and 11.25 flight. Which do you prefer?

· Alternative questions

Take or to ask about two things or actions.

Was that man your boss or your relative?

· Question tags

Follow statements to confirm information; take an auxiliary verb and a personal pronoun

You aren’t Canadian, are you? The meeting starts at 11 o’clock, doesn’t it?

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