Prepositions

Time, place, and direction prepositions plus common prepositional phrases in TOEFL.

at: at 3 o'clock, at noon, at night

on: on Monday, on July 4th, on the weekend

in: in the morning, in 2024, in summer

by: by Friday (= no later than)

until: until 5 PM (= continuously to that time)

for: for three hours (duration)

during: during the meeting (within a period)

at: at the office, at the airport

in: in the building, in Seoul

on: on the table, on the second floor

in accordance with, in addition to, in spite of

due to, because of, on behalf of

prior to, with regard to, in terms of

Examples

The report must be submitted by the end of the month. — 보고서는 월말까지 제출해야 한다.
In addition to the salary, benefits include health insurance. — 급여 외에도 혜택에는 건강보험이 포함된다.

TOEFL Tip:

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