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15 structures · CEFR A1–B2
Prepositions are small, there are not many of them, and they are the last thing to become automatic in a second language — because they are not translated, they are memorised in pairs with the words around them. In, on and at cover both place and time on different rules. "Since two years" instead of "for two years" is a preposition mistake, not a tense mistake, and it is the most common error in Indian English.
Drag the cup to a highlighted position. Or choose a position below.
Use the rotation slider to inspect the CSS 3D room. Dragging snaps to the four named positions.
The cup snaps to named positions. This is a simplified spatial-language model.
Rebuild the reference sentence about the cup.
Tap words to add or remove them. Drag words into the answer, or use the buttons. Arrow keys move a selected word.
The cup is on the table.
On describes contact with the top surface in this scene.
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
This is a check of this example, not an English level assessment.
Example 1 of 3
The cup is on the table.
It rests on the top surface.
The cup is under the table.
It is below the tabletop.
The cup is next to the table.
It is beside the table. Either side can be next to it.
Every one of these is a sentence Indian-English speakers genuinely produce — not a textbook example.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I will come in Monday. | I will come on Monday. Days always take "on" — on Monday, on Friday, on my birthday. Time: in / on / at → |
I am in the bus stop. | I am at the bus stop. A point on a route takes "at". Place: in / on / at → |
I went to inside the room. | I went into the room. "Into" already means going inside. Movement: to / into → |
It depends of the weather. | It depends on the weather. It is always "depend on". Words that own a preposition → |
I will finish it until Friday. | I will finish it by Friday. Finishing is a deadline, so it takes "by". "Until" would mean you keep finishing it. during / by / until / from…to → |
He was standing between the crowd. | He was standing among the crowd. Use "among" for a position within a group. "Between" treats its reference points as distinct, and is not restricted to two. above / below / between / among → |
The bank is in front of the post office, on the same side. | The bank is next to the post office. "In front of" means facing it from outside, not beside it. next to / opposite / in front of → |
We walked across the forest. | We walked through the forest. A forest has an inside, so you go through it, not across it. across / through / along / past → |
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Dimmed tiles are structures whose example bank is still being written. The explanation and the mistake are there; the sentences are not, yet.
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