Prepositions of Direction

  A preposition of direction helps understand the direction of the noun or pronoun. They are also called prepositions of movement. The direction of the noun or pronoun is directly related to their movement. 

To	Toward	Up	into	Below	Along	Onto
Trough	Towards	Down	Across	From	At

• Examples of some prepositions for direction:

-I threw a cup at John

-She ran across the room.

-I threw the ball to Karen.

-We flew from New York to Paris.

-The milk went into the glass.

-The golf ball rolled toward the hole.

-He jumped into the river.

-He ran away when he felt that someone was coming towards him.