Prepositions: Small Words, Big Confusion
- Jasmine
- Nov 28
- 2 min read
📍“On Zoom” or “in Zoom”?
📆 “Until Friday” or “by Friday”?
🧭 “At the office” or “in the office”?
Yes, prepositions can be overwhelming. There are just so many of them…
They can also make your English sound fluent or confusing—fast.
Prepositions are the words that show relationships between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence.
They help us understand:
Positions
Locations
Directions
The timing of things
📊 They’re one of the top 3 grammar mistakes made by ESL professionals in writing. (Source: Grammarly Business, 2023)
But! They don’t have to be a pain-point forever!
Let’s dive right into it and check out our second post for a bonus game! (I know, I’m scared too haha 😅 We’ll do it together, ok?)
🔍 5 Preposition Fixes for Clear Workplace Communication
Time tips
✅ “Let’s meet ON Monday AT 2PM IN October.”
ON: the calendar
AT: a certain time
IN: a month
Deadlines
❌ “Send it until Friday.”
✅ “Send it BY Friday.”
💡 “By” = deadline. “Until” = duration.
Places and platforms
✅ “She’s ON Zoom.”
ON: the communication platform
✅ “He’s IN the office.”
IN: inside the building/room/box.
Phrases to learn as chunks
✅ “IN charge OF,” “UNDER review,” “BY mistake,” “ON time.”
Project talk
✅ “I’m working ON the pitch deck WITH Ana.”
🛑Stop guessing and start reaching your bilingual goals today 😀
💥What preposition is the hardest for you and what’s your native language?
Follow the link to play a game and test your Preposition knowledge:
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