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San José State University Writing Center

www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter

Written by Jen Jebens

Prepositions of Direction, Fall 2009. Rev. Summer 2014. 1 of 2

Prepositions of Direction

Prepositions of direction indicate the location of a noun (a person, place, or thing) in relation to another noun. Prepositions precede a noun or a pronoun and often accompany verbs of motion. This handout covers the prepositions to, toward, on, and in when they are used to express movement, direction, or purpose. To To can express movement in the direction of a physical place.

I walked to the Writing Center from my car.

Tim ran to school because he was late.

To can also express purpose when attached to a verb as an infinitive. They stayed after school to complete the assignment.

I exercise to stay in shape.

Toward

Toward, like to, suggests movement. However, toward indicates movement in the direction of a general area rather than a specific destination. Toward implies that a destination may not have been reached. John traveled to Dallas. (John arrived at Dallas.) John traveled toward Dallas. (John may have passed Dallas or stopped before he arrived.) Onto Onto (on + to) is used to express movement toward the outside of an object.

The cat jumped onto the table.

The leaf fell onto the sidewalk.

Prepositions of Direction, Fall 2009. Rev. Summer 2014. 2 of 2 Into Into (in + to) indicates movement toward the inside of an object, space, or volume.

Mary jumped into the water.

Paul got into the shower.

In many cases, on or in can be used without to. Adding to to the preposition implies action, whereas on or in by themselves imply position.

Suzy is on the bed. (This sentence .)

Suzy jumped onto the bed. (This tells us not only that Suzy is on the bed, but also relates the action she took to get there.)

Activity

Complete the following exercises by filling in the correct preposition.

1. I placed the glass ______ on the table.

2. Jim went ______ the library yesterday.

3. Jane jumped ______ the swimming pool.

4. I ran ______ class in order ______ arrive on time.

5. We drove ______ the mountains but stopped before we got there.

6. Maggie, our cat, jumped ______ the table.

7. I study hard ______ do well on tests.

8. He dropped the ice cubes ______ the glass of water.

Answer Key for Activity

1. onto

2. to

3. into

4. to/to

5. toward

6. onto

7. to

8. into

References

The OWL at Purdue. Purdue University Writing Lab. 11 February

2009. Web.

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