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Prepositions

Prepositions of time:
- at: time of hour/day (at 8 a.m., at noon, at night, at midnight)

- in: parts of the day (in the morning/afternoon/evening)

month (in July); season (in the fall); year (in 2009);
decade (in the 1980s); century (in the nineteenth century)

- on: days of the week (on Monday); dates (on March 20)

- for/since: duration of time (for three days)

point in time (since March 20)
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Prepositions of time:
- from .. to:
beginning time ending time (from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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Prepositions of place:
- at: address (at 200 Main Street)

- on: street/road/avenue (on Kings Road)

floor (on the second floor)

- in: building (in the drug store); city (in Jakarta);

state (in California); country (in Japan); continent (in Africa)

- from to: beginning point .. ending point (from Alasca

to California)
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Prepositions in common expressions

- at times, at present, at first/last, at the moment,

- by land/sea/air, by far, by chance, by accident, by day/night,

- in common, in general, in existence, in the future/past, in

theory

- on fire, on the other hand, on the whole, on purpose, on land

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Comparatives and Superlatives

Adjectives
- One-syllable adjectives are formed by adding er and
est to the absolute
Exp: absolute comparative superlative
small smaller smallest
high higher highest

- Three or more syllables of adjectives are formed by

adding more and most
- Exp: brilliant more brilliant most brilliant
important more important most important
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Adverbs
- One-syllable adverbs are formed by adding er and est
to the absolute
Exp: absolute comparative superlative
fast faster fastest
early earlier earliest

- For all other adverbs use more and most

- Exp: slowly more slowly most slowly
commonly more commonly most commonly
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Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives

Adjectives/Adverbs
good (Adj.) better best
well (Adv.) better best
bad (Adj.) worse worst
badly (Adv.) worse worst
little (Adj./Adv.) less least
many (Adj.) more most
much (Adj./Adv.) more most
far (Adj./Adv.) farther farthest
further furthest
late (Adj.) later last
old (Adj.) older oldest
elder eldest