UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE- MARKETING

GROUP 7

1. Lê Thị Ngọc Bích

2. Nguyễn Thị Phương Dung

3. Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Duyên

4. Tô Thị Lài

5. Trần Thị Trúc Lệ

6. Mai Yến Nhi

7. Lê Thị Thảo Nguyên

Giới từ là từ hoặc nhóm từ thường được

dùng trước danh từ hoặc đại từ để chỉ sự liên

hệ giữa danh từ hoặc đại từ này với các thành

phần khác trong câu.

Ex: I left your book on the table.

Giới từ cũng có thể đứng trước động từ ở

dạng-ing (preposition + -ing form)

Ex: He is talking of emigrating.

Đôi khi giới từ cũng có thể đứng cuối câu,

nhất là trong câu hỏi bắt đầu bằng what/where/

who/…và trong mệnh đề quan hệ

Ex: Which drawer does he keep it in? [= In

which drawer does he…?]

They were the people I was traveling

with?.[… the people with whom I was…]

Prepositions following adjectives

Prepositions following verbs/ two-word verbs

Prepositions following nouns

Positionof

preposition

Prepositions following adjectives

(giới từ theo sau các tính từ )

OF: Capable of, Afraid of, Proud of, Sick of…

TO: Next to, Open to, Similar to, Rude to…

FOR: Available for sth, Good for, Dangerous for…

AT: Good at, Present at…

WITH: Pleased with, Busy with, Angry with…

ABOUT: Serious about, Excited about, Disappointed

about sth…

IN: Interested in, Successful in…

FROM: Different from, Absent from…

ON: Keep on…

NOTE:

Be tired of: chán

Be tired from: mệt vì

Ex: I’m tired of doing the same work every

day Good/ bad for: tốt/ xấu cho…

Good/ bad at: giỏi/ dở về…

Ex: Milk is good for health

He is good at English

Be kind/ nice to: tốt với ai

It’s kind/ nice of sb: thật tốt

Ex: Mary is kind to me

It’s very kind of you to help me

Be grateful to sb for sth: biết ơn ai về vấn

đề gì.

Ex: I’m grateful to you for your help.

Be responsible to sb for sth: chịu trách

nhiệm với ai về việc gì

Ex: You have to be responsible to me for

your actions.

Prepositions following verbs/ two-word

verbs (giới từ theo sau động từ)

Apologize sb for sth: xin lỗi ai về việc gì

Give up: từ bỏ

Look for: tìm kiếm

Look up: tra từ

Look forward to: mong đợi

Join in: tham gia vào

Escape from: thoát khỏi

Wait for sb: chờ ai

Prevent sb from: ngăn cản ai

Prepositions following nouns (Giới từ

theo sau danh từ)

a key to: một chìa khóa

an answer to: câu trả lời

a reply to: thư trả lời

a reason for sth: lý do về…

an attitude to/ towards sth/sb: thái độ với…

FORM

PREPOSITIONS

Simple prepositions:

in, at, on, for, to,

over, with...

Giới từ trá hình:

At 7 o’clock

(o’= of)

Cụm từ dùng như

giới từ: because

of, in spite of,...

Participle

prepositions: during,

pending, regarding,

past, .....

Compound

prepositions:

about, among,

across, above,

before, behind,

beside,.......

Double prepositions:

into, onto, upon,

without, within, ....

Prepositions

of time & date

Prepositions of

place

Prepossitions

of reason Prepositions purpose

Prepositions normally

Prepositions

of

movement

Prepositions of time

We use AT for a PRECISE TIMEAT

at 3 o'clock

at 10.30am

at noon

at dinnertime

at bedtime

at sunrise

at sunset

at the moment

•Tom usually gets up at 7

o’clock.

•I have a meeting at 9am.

EX:

ON

- Date

on 6 March

on 25 Dec. 2010

- Day

on Sunday

on Tuesdays

- Particular Day

on Christmas Day

on Independence Day

on my birthday

on New Year's Eve

Her birthday is on 20 November.

We will go pinic on Sunday

Where will you be on New Year's Day?

Note: On Christmas Day but

At Christmas

IN

- Months, years

in May

in 1990

- Century or specific time in past

in the 1990s

in the next century

in the Ice Age

in the past/future

EX:Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?

He gets up early in the morning.

In England, it often snows in December.

I’ll wait for you in 10 minutes

- Particular time of

day or month or year

In morning, in evening

in summer, in winter

in first week of January

- (Long) periods

in ten years 5

in minutes

Notice the use of the preposition of time in the

following standard expressions:

Expression Example

at night The stars shine at night.

at the weekend* I don't usually work at the weekend.

at Christmas*/Easter I stay with my family at Christmas.

at the same time We finished the test at the same time.

at present He's not home at present. Try later

In the morning(s) I usually get up early in the mornings

On Monday morning(s) They salute the flag on Monday mornings.

The Others prepositions of Time

By Try to be there by 2 o’clock

For They’ve stayed for three weeks

During We saw them often during the summer

Since We have been there since 1994

After Call me again after 10 A.M

Before He always gets home before 6 P.M

Until / Till Why don’t you stay until/till Sunday?

Over We waited over 2 hours

Past The meeting happens at 10 minutes past ten

NOTE

EX:I went to London last June. (not in last June)

He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on

next Tuesday)

I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)

We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)

When we say last, next, every, this we do

not also use at, in, on.

1. They drove to Tokyo ______ September 15th.on

at2. She arrived _____ ten minutes before eleven.

3. Let’s party ______ this day.

4. I’ve waited him ______ 2 years.

5. _____ the beginning of the year, I visited VN.

6. I lived in the US _____ the 1990s.

At

in

for

∅

Preposition of place

AT: ở, tại

At the top of the hill

At the top / bottom of the page

At the end of the street

At the front of the class

At the back of the class

Dùng cho nơi trong thị trấn, thành phố, hoặc nơi công cộng

khác, các toà nhà, tổ chức có tên riêng,…

At the station /at the aiport /at the door/at work / at school/at

home…

At 60 Tran Khanh Du Street

At University of Finance And Marketing

Dùng cho vị trí đầu/cuối trên trang, nơi chốn xác định, nhóm người

ON: trên,ở trên 1 bề mặtĐược dùng cho bề mặt của một vật, một nơi

chốn hoặc tầng nhà

EX:

•On the wall/on the first floor/on the second

floor

•On a ceiling / on a table / on a door / on a map

•On the farm/ island/ river/ road / beach/ coast

Dùng để chỉ đường phố (US), phương tiện

đi lại công cộng hoặc cá nhân

EX

On Wall Street, London Road

On a bus / on a bicycle

On the right /on the left: phía tay mặt / tay trái

On the way: trên đường

IN: trong, ở trong ( khoảng không gian,

đường thẳng, thành phố, quốc gia, châu lục...)

In the kitchen / in the bathroom /in the restaurant …

In the world / in the sky / in the air..

In a pocket/ in a book / in newspaper

In a car / in a taxi

In the middle of the room

In the front / back of the car

In a row/ in a line / in queue

In HCM City/ in Viet Nam / in Asia

The Others prepositions of Place

Above phía trên (có mốc cố định, tiêu chuẩn)

Over phía trên(dùng với số, tuổi, tiền, thời gian)

Near gần

Opposite đối diện

Between ở giữa (hai người, hai vật)

Among ở giữa (nhiều người, nhiều vật)

Towards về hướng

Under phía dưới >< Over

Below phía dưới >< Above

Inside/outside

Ex: She is sitting next to Peter.

The car is running past the house.

Ho Chi Minh City is in the south of Vietnam.

Da Nang is on the coast.

1. The label is _______ the bottle.on

2. We waited for over an hour ____ the bus-stop.at

3. Who is _____ newspaper?in

5. You can contact me ____ Jack123@mcs.com at

4. The mountain is 2000 feet _______ sea levelabove

6. Da Nang is _______ the coast.on

Preposition of movement

TO: đến, tới (một nơi nào đó)

Ex: She walks to school every day.

He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

FROM : từ (một nơi nào đó)

Ex: A child fell from the seventh floor of a

block.

From…to: (từ…đến)

Ex: We drove from London to Edinburgh.

ACROSS: qua; ngang qua

Ex: The explorers walked across the desert.

ALONG: dọc theo

Ex: We saw her running along the road

AROUND: quanh quẩn, đây đó

Ex: The children were playing around the

yard.

THROUGH: qua; xuyên qua

Ex: the burglar got in through the window.

TOWARD(S):về phía

Ex: she sat silently looking out toward the sea.

INTO: vào; vào trong (tòa nhà, căn phòng, xe

hơi…)

Ex: Don’t wait outside. Come into the house.

She got into the car and drove away.

OUT OF: ra khỏi ( tòa nhà, căn phòng, xe

hơi…)

Ex:she got out of the car and went into the shop

UP : lên ( một địa điểm hoặc một vị trí cao

hơn)

Ex: He ran up the stairs hurriedly.

ROUND: quanh; vòng quanh

Ex: The earth moves round the sun.

DOWN: xuống(một địa điểm hoặc một vị trí

thấp hơn)

Ex: The stone rolled down the hill,

Preposition Of Manner

By : You can go by bus (car, train, ship. plane, foot)

ON : He went on foot (horseback).

I like to travel on train (ship, plane).

IN : Please write in ink (pencil).

He speaks in a low voice.

He left in a hurry.

WITH : I accept your invitation with pleasure.

She greeted him with a smile.

The car started with a jerk.

LIKE, AS : He walks like an old man.

He got a job as an elevator operator

Preposition Of Purpose

- FOR + verb-ing / noun

Ex: This door is for emergency exits only.

-TO/ IN ORDER TO/ SO AS TO +bare-inf

Ex: I went out to/ in order to/ so as to post a letter.

For, to, in order to, so as to (để)

For ( vì ) ; through, because of, owing to, thanks to, by

means of

Ex: He was sent to prison for stealing

Don't die through ignorance

Preposition Of Reason

6. He is ……. 18 so he isn’t allowed to watch this.

a.under b.below c.underneath d.above

3. Are the pictures….sale?

a.at b.in c.for d.to

1. We met ……. Christmas day

a.at b.from c.in d. on

4. The chair is …… the corner of the room.

a.beside b.at c.on d.in

5. He used to stay …… prison

a.at b.in c.on d.inside

2. We stayed …… the Grand Hotel

a.in b.at c.inside d.on

7. His new car looks more….an aeroplane.

a.as b.like c.near d.similar

9. We met ……. the corner of the street.

a.at b.to c.from d. in

8. It rained a great deal ……. the day

a.during b.for c.on d. since

11. You have to stay ….. top of your investments.

a.at b.in c.on d. from

10. I didn’t mean to that: I did it ……. mistake.

a.for b.from c.since d. by

18. Let’s have lunch …….the middle of the week.

a.at b.to c.in d.for

14. It rained so much ……. a day

a.during b.for c.on d. since

13. We met ……. Christmas time.

a.at b.on c.for d. in

15. The house is located …... the corner of the street.

a.at b.on c.from d. in

16. The lamp fell ……. the table.

a.on b.in c.down d. onto

17. I sing a song ……. memory.

a.with b.at c.from d. on

18. It was fifteen minutes ……. four.

a.by b.after c.past d. A is uncorrect

19. Tom is ill. He was not at work today. He was

at home in bed. (in/on/at).

20. Paul lives in London. he is a student at

London University. (in/on/at).

21. We stayed at a very nice hotel when we

were in Amsterdam. (in/on/at).

23. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 9 AM,

on July 15th . It began at exact time so we can

say: it happened on time. (in/on/at/).

22. He drove /across/over many towns

with/ /on his motobike /during/since several days .by

through

for