Assignment - Infographics - 145
A Note on What Makes This an Infographic
A list of prepositions with brief meanings is a vocabulary list. An infographic about prepositions shows what a preposition actually does: it places one thing in relation to another - in space, in time, in direction, or in manner. Use illustrations where possible to make spatial and directional prepositions immediately obvious. A student should be able to look at your infographic and feel the relationship each preposition describes.
Objective
Create a categorization infographic in Canva that organizes prepositions by type, using sentence examples and visual illustrations where helpful to show the relationship each preposition expresses.
Content to Cover
Opening Anchor
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another element in the sentence. It tells us where, when, in what direction, or in what manner. Prepositions are small words with a big job: remove them and sentences lose their connective tissue.
Group 1: Prepositions of Place
Show where something is located.
- In - inside an enclosed space. “The book is in the bag.” / “She lives in Karachi.”
- On - on a surface. “The cup is on the table.” / “There is a mark on the wall.”
- At - a specific point or location. “She is at the door.” / “We met at school.”
- Above / Below - higher or lower than. “The fan is above the table.”
- Between - in the middle of two things. “The chair is between the desks.”
- Behind / In front of - at the back or the front of. “He sat behind her.”
- Next to / Beside - immediately to the side of. “Sit next to me.”
- Under / Over - directly below or above, often covering. “The cat is under the chair.”
Include small diagrams showing a box or dot to illustrate at least four of these visually.
Group 2: Prepositions of Time
Show when something happens.
- At - specific times and certain fixed expressions. “at 8 am,” “at noon,” “at night,” “at Eid.”
- On - days and dates. “on Monday,” “on 14 August,” “on my birthday.”
- In - months, years, seasons, parts of the day. “in March,” “in 2023,” “in summer,” “in the morning.”
- Since - from a point in time until now. “since 2020,” “since morning.”
- For - a duration of time. “for two hours,” “for three years.”
- Before / After - earlier or later than. “before noon,” “after school.”
- During - throughout a period. “during the lesson,” “during Ramadan.”
- By - not later than. “Submit by Friday.”
Note: A more detailed treatment of “since” and “for” is in Assignment 136.
Group 3: Prepositions of Direction
Show movement toward, away from, or through a place.
- To - toward a destination. “She walked to the library.”
- From - the point of origin. “He came from Lahore.”
- Into - movement to inside. “She went into the classroom.”
- Out of - movement from inside to outside. “He walked out of the room.”
- Through - movement from one side to another. “The road goes through the city.”
- Toward - in the direction of. “She moved toward the board.”
- Along - following a path. “They walked along the street.”
Group 4: Prepositions of Manner, Cause, and Other Relations
- By - how something is done. “She traveled by bus.” / “He learned by practice.”
- With - using an instrument. “She wrote with a pencil.”
- Without - absence of something. “He left without his bag.”
- Because of - cause. “The match was cancelled because of rain.”
- Like - similarity. “She teaches like a natural.”
Design in Canva
- Four color-coded sections, one per group.
- Small box/dot diagrams for at least four prepositions of place.
- A timeline strip for prepositions of time (at → on → in moving from specific to general).
- Example sentences for all prepositions.
Required Elements
- All four groups covered.
- Visual diagrams for prepositions of place.
- At / on / in time rule clearly shown.
- Title: “Prepositions: Place, Time, Direction, and Manner.”