Patterns
Use
Locate an event with an appropriate level of specificity.
Form
at a precise point; on a day/surface; in a period/enclosed area
Label
Time and place
Use
Produce conventional phrases such as responsible for setup or access to transit.
Form
verb/adjective/noun + expected preposition
Label
Lexical combination
Practice
- Sort twenty time/place examples by at, on, and in.
- Build cards for ten verb/adjective-preposition chunks.
- Record a route description using to, through, past, and toward.
AnswerKey
- Choose prepositions from the relationship, not translation alone.
- Chunk cards should include the whole pattern and an example.
- Movement prepositions should create a coherent spatial route.