初中英語(yǔ)介詞用法全

1、實(shí)用文檔初中階段介詞用法匯編一、表示時(shí)間的介詞：1、at、on、in“at時(shí)間點(diǎn)，有on必有天，in指月季年，也和色相連”就是說(shuō)，有具體的時(shí)間點(diǎn)的時(shí)候用at，具體那一天用on，說(shuō)到月份，季節(jié)，年份，就用in ；而且說(shuō)誰(shuí)穿了什么顏色的衣服的時(shí)候，也是用in XX（color）】at用于某一具體時(shí)刻或重大節(jié)日之前在五點(diǎn)鐘_在中午_在夜晚_在圣誕節(jié)_在午夜_【答案】at five oclock at noon at night at Christmas at midnight(2)on用在具體某一天或某天的上午、下午、晚上之前在國(guó)慶節(jié)_在周二晚上_在星期天_【答案】on National Day o

2、n Tuesday evening on Sunday(3)in用在周、日、季節(jié)或泛指的上午、下午、晚上前在一周內(nèi)_在五月_在夏季_在2009年_在下午_【答案】in a week in may in summer in 2009 in the afternoon歸納總結(jié)在初中階段常見(jiàn)的固定短語(yǔ)in English用英語(yǔ) in a minute一會(huì)兒、立刻 in a short while一會(huì)兒、不久in a hurry匆匆忙忙 in danger在危險(xiǎn)中 in full全部地、詳細(xì)地in a word一句話(huà) in all總共 in every case不管怎樣in the end最后 in

3、spite of盡管 in person親自in fact事實(shí)上 in good health身體健康的 in front of在前面in some ways在某些方面 in common共同的 in public當(dāng)眾考題再現(xiàn)：-Who was the first man with A(h1n1) flu in mainland China know for sure? -_May 11,2009. A In B On C For D Since【答案】B 【解析】在具體的某一天用on2、before、afterbefore表示“在某時(shí)刻或某件事之前”，after用在時(shí)刻或某件事之后。We m

4、ust leave _.八點(diǎn)鐘之前我們必須離開(kāi)。（before 8 oclock）_breakfast ,he hurried to school.早餐后，他匆忙上學(xué)去了。（After）考題再現(xiàn)：When the school biulding began to shake,the teachers ran downstdirs _all the students.The teachers are real hero. A .after B .with C .befor【答案】A 【解析】after“在之后”，with“與一起”，before“在之前”。老師們是英雄，說(shuō)明老師們?cè)诘卣鸷笈茉诹藢W(xué)

5、生之后。3、by、until、till（1）by表示“在之前，到為止”You must hand in your homework _nine oclock.你必須在9點(diǎn)前交上家庭作業(yè)。（by）（2）till與until都有“直到”或“直到為止”之意，till多用于口語(yǔ)，且不能放在句首，till和until用于肯定句時(shí)，主句中動(dòng)詞的動(dòng)作一致延續(xù)到till或until后的時(shí)間為止；till和until用于否定句時(shí)，主句中的動(dòng)詞是瞬間動(dòng)作，它的動(dòng)作要到till或until后的時(shí)間才發(fā)生。Eg：He can not be back _January.直到一月份他才回來(lái)。（till/until）We

6、waited _10 oclock last night.昨晚我們一直等到10點(diǎn)鐘。（till/until）4、since, for Since 和for后接時(shí)間都可用于完成時(shí)，表示某一動(dòng)作“延續(xù)了一段時(shí)間”。而for后跟“時(shí)間段”，since后接時(shí)間點(diǎn)，常與含延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞的完成時(shí)連用。（1） The Green family have been in China _four years.格林一家在中國(guó)已經(jīng)四年了。（2） Hes been here _ two years ago.他來(lái)這兒已經(jīng)兩年了。【答案】（1）for （2）since5、in ，after 兩者都有“在一段時(shí)間之后”之意，但

7、“in+時(shí)間段”表示時(shí)間從現(xiàn)在算起，常用語(yǔ)將來(lái)時(shí)態(tài)；而“after+時(shí)間段/時(shí)間點(diǎn)”表示的時(shí)間從過(guò)去算起，多用于過(guò)去式。Eg：（1）I will finish the work _two hours.兩個(gè)小時(shí)后我將完成這項(xiàng)工作。（2）He returned his hometown _half an year.半年后他返回了他的故鄉(xiāng)?！敬鸢浮浚?）in （2）after【考題再現(xiàn)】No hurry.The bus will arrive _ten minutes.A .at B. for C.in D. by【答案】C【解析】在將來(lái)時(shí)中，in用在一段時(shí)間之前，表示在一段時(shí)間之后。故選C6、du

8、ring，through（1）during意為“在一段時(shí)間內(nèi)”的行為或狀態(tài)，與一段時(shí)間的整體連用。如：during the winter，during yesterday等，也可以喝表示延續(xù)性事件的名詞連用，如：during our stay，during my visit等。一般不用在現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的句子里。Eg：I made many good friends_my visit to China.我在中國(guó)參觀期間交了很多好朋友。Theres too much wind in the north _the spring.春季北方的風(fēng)很多?！敬鸢浮浚?）during （2）during（2） th

9、rough表示“從開(kāi)始到結(jié)束的全過(guò)程”。Eg Its very hot_the whole summer this year.全年整個(gè)夏季都很熱。 We work from Monday _Sunday.從周一到周日我們都在上班?！敬鸢浮縯hrogh throgh二、表示地點(diǎn)的介詞：表示方位的介詞：in、on、toIn表示“在內(nèi)”，on表示“與相鄰”，to表示“在之外，又不相鄰”A is in the northeast of B.A is on the west of B.B is to the east of A. 【考題再現(xiàn)】Taiwan is a beautiful island an

10、d its _east of Fujian. A.in B.on C.to 【解析】在表示方位時(shí)，in表在內(nèi)部，on表相鄰，to表在外部，又不相鄰。臺(tái)灣在附件的外部，與福建隔海相望。故選 C2、表示“在之上或之下”的介詞（1）on、over、above表示“在之上”。On表示接觸的上方，over表示不接觸的正上方，above表示不接觸的斜上方。Eg： My pencil-case is _ Li Leis desk.我的鉛筆盒在李磊的課桌上。（on） There is a bridge _ the river.河上有座橋。（over） The plane is flying _ the clo

11、uds.飛機(jī)在云層上飛行。（above）（2）bneath、under、below都有“在之下”之意。Beneath是on的反義詞，表示接觸的下方；under是over的反義詞，表示不接觸的正下方；below是above的反義詞，表示不垂直且不與表面接觸的下方。Eg：Please do not write _this line.請(qǐng)不要寫(xiě)在這條線(xiàn)的下面。（below） The boy find his lost knife _a pile of leaves.那男孩在一堆樹(shù)葉下發(fā)現(xiàn)了他丟失的小。（beneath） The water flows _the bridge.水在橋下流過(guò)。（under

12、）【考題再現(xiàn)】The weather report said that the temperature would fell _(在下面)zero.【答案】below 【解析】“在下面”可用below或under，表示在溫度的上方或下方用above（上）或 Below（下）。3、表示在某地的介詞：at、in、onat表示較小的地點(diǎn)，in表示較大的地方，on表示在一個(gè)平面上。Eg：_ Shanghai._ home._ ground.【答案】 in at on【考題再現(xiàn)】Tom told me his parents had arrived _Beijing. A. at B. on C. in

13、 D. to 【答案】 C【解析】arrive后接兩個(gè)介詞in或at，at接小地方，in接大地方。北京是大地方，故選C。4、表示“前、后”的介詞in front of ，in the front of，before 表示“在之前” in front of = before表示“在某一范圍之外的前面” in the front of表示“在某一范圍之內(nèi)的前部” eg：Tom is short and always sits _ the classroom.湯姆很矮，一直坐在教室的前面。（in the front Of）There is a tree _ my house.我的房前有棵大樹(shù)。（in

14、 front of/before）at the back of,behind,after三者均有“在之后”之意，at the back of是in the front of的反義詞，表示“在某一范圍之內(nèi)的后部”，behind是in front of的反義詞，表示“在某一范圍之外的后面”，After可與behind互換，也可以用于表示運(yùn)動(dòng)的詞詞后面。Eg：The couples are walking _their son.這對(duì)夫婦跟在他們的兒子后面散步。（after）Your cat is hinding _the tree.你的貓躲在樹(shù)后面。（behind）Theres a blackboa

15、rd _the classroom.教室后面有塊黑板。（at the back of）【考題再現(xiàn)】There is a bank _（在后面）the bus station.【答案】behind【解析】在某一物體外部的后面，用介詞behind5、表示“里外”的介詞in表示“在內(nèi)”，有靜止之意，inside表示“在里面”、“到里面”，強(qiáng)調(diào)“以為界”之意， into表示動(dòng)作的方向，意為“到內(nèi)”。 Eg： My wallet is _the closet.我的錢(qián)包在衣柜里。（in） The boy rushed _ the house.這個(gè)男孩沖進(jìn)房子。（into） He was reading E

16、nglish _the door.他在家里讀英語(yǔ)。（inside）【考題再現(xiàn)】The school days are busy enough,yet the taylors try to fit as much as possible _their kids lives.A. in B. into C. on D. at【答案】B 【解析】fit into是固定短語(yǔ)。outside是inside的反義詞，表示“在外面”，out of 是into的反義詞，表示“到外”。 Eg：Dont look _the window when you are in class.上課時(shí)不要想窗外看。（out o

17、f）They are having an important meeting ,please wait _ the office.他們正在召開(kāi)一個(gè)重要的會(huì)議，請(qǐng)?jiān)谵k公室外邊等候。（outside）三、其他介詞1、表示材料與手段的介詞：with,by,inwith表示用什么工具，所用的東西都是具體的物。 Eg： We see _our eyes and hear _ears.我們用眼看，用耳聽(tīng)。（with,with）by指“靠手段”，“用方法”，“憑借動(dòng)作”，所表示的方法、手段、途徑比較抽象，后接名詞、代 詞或動(dòng)名詞，也可和bus、plane、bike等表示交通手段的名詞連用。 Eg： He e

18、arns his living _writing.他靠寫(xiě)作謀生。（by） I shall contact you _telephone.我將打電話(huà)和你聯(lián)系。（by） I will travel to Hainan _ air.我將乘飛機(jī)去海南。（by）【考題再現(xiàn)】Lin Lin often practices English _chatting with her American friend. A. in B. by C. for D.with【答案】B 【解析】by后接動(dòng)名詞常表示使用某種方法或通過(guò)某種途徑。in表示“所用材料以及所用的語(yǔ)言、聲音、衣飾等” eg： They are tal

19、king _Japanese.他們正用日語(yǔ)交談。（in） The boy always _a blue heat.男孩常帶一頂藍(lán)帽。（in） I like to draw picture _red ink.我喜歡用紅墨水畫(huà)畫(huà)。（in）【考題再現(xiàn)】Betly lets make a cake _some flour,sugar,butter and milk. A. at B. of C. in D. with【答案】D 【解析】根據(jù)句意“Betly讓我們用面粉、糖、黃油、牛奶做面包”可知，空格部分介詞為用，With指工具或材料，故選D。2、of,from,aboutOf表示“屬于的”，表示數(shù)量

20、或種類(lèi)；from表示“是哪里人”以及時(shí)間或時(shí)間的起點(diǎn)來(lái)自；about“關(guān)于”、“大約、左右”等。 Eg：The old man sit here _morning.從早晨起老人就坐在這兒。（from）Wang Hong is a friend _mine.王紅是我的一位朋友。（of）I know nothing _him.我對(duì)他一無(wú)所知。（about）There are _fifty people in the room.房間里大約有50人。（about）Here is a cup _tea for you.給你一杯茶。（of）These visitors are all _American.

21、這些游客都來(lái)自美國(guó)。（from）【考題再現(xiàn)】I got an e-mail this morning.It was _ my foreign friend ,Tony.【答案】D 【解析】be from意為“來(lái)自”，表明主語(yǔ)的出處。四、幾個(gè)已混介詞的用法辨析1、between,amongbetween指“兩者之間”包括兩個(gè)以上的人或物中兩兩之間。among指三者或三者以上的中間。 Eg：My school is _the post office and the hospital.我的學(xué)校在郵局和醫(yī)院之間。（between）I found him _the crowd.我從人群中發(fā)現(xiàn)了他。（am

22、ong）【考題再現(xiàn)】You must ride your bike _the right side of road. A. at B. on C. in D.for 【答案】B 【解析】在左/右要用介詞on2、across,throughAcross的含義與on有關(guān)，表示某一動(dòng)作在某一物體的表面進(jìn)行，其意思為“橫過(guò)”，用來(lái)表示出于或到達(dá)一條線(xiàn)、一條河或一條道路的另一側(cè)。through的含義與in有關(guān)，表示動(dòng)作發(fā)生在立體空間，是從內(nèi)部穿過(guò)。常用來(lái)表示穿過(guò)洞形、筒形或類(lèi)似的封閉物體到達(dá)另一端。 Eg：He walked _the forest.他穿過(guò)了森林。（through）We walked _

23、the road.我們橫穿馬路。（across）【考題再現(xiàn)】Lets go _the road.The shop is _the other side. A.across,on B.cross,on C.through,in D.between,on【答案】A 【解析】across與cross表示橫穿，常用來(lái)穿街道、馬路等；through表示從內(nèi)部穿過(guò)，常用來(lái)穿森林、隧道等。3、beside，except，but三詞都有“除之外”之意，但beside表“除之外，還有”，指整體中加入一部分，含義是肯定的；Except和but都表示從整體中除去部分，?？蓳Q用，但but著重在整體，常用在on，all

24、，nobody，where，Who等詞后，except不受此限，且著重在除去的部分。 Eg：Im free every day_today.除了今天我每天都有空。（except）Therere many rivers in China _the Changjiang and Huanghue.中國(guó)除了長(zhǎng)江和黃河外還有許多河流。（beside）Who _ Steve would do such a thing.除了史蒂芬誰(shuí)還會(huì)干這種事。（but）【考題再現(xiàn)】Mr. Lin gave the textbook to all the students_the ones who had already

25、 taken Them. A. except B.including C.among D.with 【答案】A【解析】except表示“排除在外”，即把其后的賓語(yǔ)排除在發(fā)生的范圍之外。五、含有介詞的固定搭配1、介詞與動(dòng)詞do well in在某方面做的好do with處置agree with sb.同意某人begin with以開(kāi)始laugh at嘲笑help with在方面幫助leave for動(dòng)身去某地catch up with趕上get on/a long with與相處arrive in/at到達(dá)makefriend with與交朋友take care of照顧、照料look at看l

26、isten to聽(tīng)hear from聽(tīng)說(shuō)look for尋找turn on/off打開(kāi)/關(guān)上send for派人去請(qǐng)look after照看、照料put on穿上pay for為付錢(qián)lookover檢查depend on依賴(lài)、依靠wait for等候fill with充滿(mǎn)ask for要，要求【考題再現(xiàn)】What would you do _the lost libarary book? I would by to find it or pay _ it. A.for,to B.about,for C.with,for D.with,to【答案】C 【解析】本題考查的是介詞的固定搭配。do w

27、ith意為“處置”、“對(duì)付”，pay for“為付錢(qián)”2、介詞和形容詞的固定搭配be satisfied with sb.對(duì)某人感到滿(mǎn)意be weak in在某方面差be good/bad for對(duì)有益/有害be late for遲到be pleased with sb.對(duì)某人感到滿(mǎn)意be busy with忙于be angry at sth.因而生氣be made of由制成be angry at sb.生某人的氣be good at在方面做的好be full of充滿(mǎn)be different from與不同be strict with sb.對(duì)某人要求嚴(yán)格be strict in sth.

28、對(duì)某事要求嚴(yán)格be proud of以為榮【考題再現(xiàn)】We must be strict _ourselves and strict_our work. A.in,with B.with,in C.in,in D.with,with 【答案】B【解析】本體考察的是介詞和形容詞搭配的固定短語(yǔ)。be strict with sb.意為“對(duì)某人要求嚴(yán)格”，對(duì) 某事要求嚴(yán)格在strict后面接in3、介詞與名詞搭配in time及時(shí)at work在工作on time按時(shí)in fact事實(shí)上at home在家at once馬上at night晚上in trouble處于困境on foot步行on dut

29、y值日in a hurry匆忙in the sun在陽(yáng)光下一、介詞按其構(gòu)成可分為：1. 簡(jiǎn)單介詞 at, in, on, to, since, until等。如：He's worked there since 1998.2. 復(fù)合介詞 into, onto, out of等。如：She is out of school. 她畢業(yè)了。3. 二重介詞 from under, from behind, from out of, until after, except in等。如：I'm from out of town. 我是從城外來(lái)的。4. 短語(yǔ)介詞 because of, ins

30、tead of, in spite of等。如：I went back not because of the rain, but because I was tired.我回去不是因?yàn)橄掠?，而是因?yàn)槲依哿?。二、介詞的作用：1. 表示地點(diǎn)： after, along, at, below, by, of, near, over, through, under等。如：Near the village the boys are skating on the ice. 男孩子們正在村子附近的冰上滑冰。 They lay down under the shade of a tree. 他們躺在一棵樹(shù)的樹(shù)

31、陰下。2. 表示時(shí)間： about, after, across, at, during, for, in, of, till, until等。如：After class he will tell us about the accident. 課后他將告訴我們有關(guān)事故的情況。A heavy rain has been falling across three days. 一場(chǎng)大雨下了整整三天。The accident happened during the night. 事故發(fā)生在夜間。3. 表示動(dòng)作： at, across, around, on, over, under等。如：The ea

32、rth goes around the sun. 地球繞太陽(yáng)運(yùn)行。The car is under repair. 汽車(chē)在修理中。4. 表示比較： as, like, above, over, with等。如：She was something like her sister. 她有幾份像她的妹妹。Chinese is much more difficult in contrast with English. 和英語(yǔ)相比，漢語(yǔ)難得多。5. 表示原因： about, for, from, with等。如：Don't worry about my lessons. 不要擔(dān)心我的功課。Bus

33、iness kept me from coming. 我因事不能來(lái)。He was angry with what I did. 他對(duì)我所做的很氣憤。6. 表示條件： to, with, without等。如：Without your advice, he would have failed. 沒(méi)有你的忠告他可能已經(jīng)失敗了。7. 表示手段、方式： as, by, in, with等。如：He behaved as a drunkard. 他的舉止如同醉漢一樣。Learn the new words by heart.記住這些生詞。We see with our eyes.我們用眼睛看。8. 表示

34、距離、數(shù)量： from, in, within等。如：My house is ten miles from the school. 我家離學(xué)校十英里。They were thirty in all. 他們總共有三十人。9. 表示目的： as, for等。如：I only said it as a joke. 我只是把它當(dāng)作笑話(huà)講的。It's time for class. 到上課的時(shí)間了。10. 表示讓步： for, with等。如：For all his effort, he didn't succeed. 雖然他做了一番努力，仍不能成功。With all his money

35、, he is unhappy. 盡管他有錢(qián)，但他并不快樂(lè)。for還可以引導(dǎo)插入語(yǔ)，例如：I, for one, shall vote against the proposal. 我也投票反對(duì)這個(gè)提議。初中英語(yǔ)介詞專(zhuān)項(xiàng)練習(xí)題( ) 1 Children get gifts _ Christmas and _ their birthdays.A. on; on B. at; on C. in; in D. in; on( ) 2 -There is nothing _tomorrow afternoon, is there? -No. We can have a game of table te

36、nnis. A. on B. in C. out D. up( ) 3 A lot of students in our school were born_March, 1981. A. in B. at C. on D. since( ) 4 Tim suddenly returned_ a rainy night. A. on B. at C. in D. during( ) 5 My grandfather was born_Oct. 10, 1935. A. on B. in C. at D. of( ) 6 The train is starting_five minutes. A.

37、 in B. at C. for D.still( ) 7 Mike does his exercises _ seven _ the evening. A. on; to B. at; in C. by; of D. at; on2( ) 1 The population of the world has grown very fast _ four hundred years.A. for past the B. in the pass C. in the past D. for past( ) 2 We returned to our hometown_.A. next week B.

38、in the last week C. last week D. for a week( ) 3 Great changes have taken place_.A. in the last few year B. in the last few yearsC. last year D. on the last year3( ) 1 Children wake up very early_the morning of Christmas Day.A. in B. on C. for D. at( ) 2 _ a cold winter morning, I met her in the stf

39、eet.A. In B. On C. At D. For( ) 3 It happened to be very cold_ the morning of our sports meet.A. at B. on C. with D. of( ) 4 Why did you get up so early _ this morning.A. on B. / C. at D. in4( ) 1 He went to Shanghai_ September 3, 1991 and came back_ a cold morning last year.A. in; on B. on; in C. o

40、n; on D. in; ia( ) 2 Lucy was born_ the night of May 12, 1984. . .A. on B. in C. at D. to( ) 3 Mrs Brown came to China _ 1996.A.on B. of C. to, D. in( ) 4 _ the morning of November 20, 1915, the workers came to Chicago to show their mourning_Joe Hill.A. On; to B. In; of . C. On; for , D. At; for( )

41、5 Ann moved_Hangzhou_September, 1992.A. /; in i B. to; in C. to; on D, in; in( ) 6 They started off_an autumn afternoon.A. during B. at C. in D. on5( ) 1 He often goes _ school _ six thirty _ the morning.A. for; to; in B. to; at in C. to; for; at D, for; at; to( ) 2 He arrived _ Shanghai _ 9: 30 _ M

42、arch 5. A. at; in; at B. to; on; at C. in; on; at D. in; at; on( ) 3 The English teacher told me to get there_ half past ten. A: in B. at C. on D. of( ) 4 The children get up _ 6 o'clock. A. at B. on C. during D. in6( ) 1 The doctor worked_ five hours_ a rest.A. for; with B. on; withoutC. about;

43、 having D. for; without( ) 2 I worked on the problem _ a long time and I worked it out_myself_ last.A. for; by; at B. in; with; on C. on; by; in D. for; for; at the( ) 3 A new factory will be set up:_ a year. 'lotae A. for B. in C. after D. on( ) 4 Two years_ he began to write another story-book

44、. A. after B. later ; C. in D. late( ) 5 We will finish the picture a day. A. in B. on C. after D. on( ) 6 The workers had been_ strike_almost a month. A. on; in B. at; in C. on; for D. on; during( ) 7 Mr Brown had lain _ the ground _ four hours before they finally found him. A. on; for B. at; in C.

45、 on; after D. in; during7( ) 1 The teacher is coming back_ an hour.A. after B. for C. in D. before( ) 2 She lived in the mountain village_ the years 1940-1950.A. between B. during C. in D. since( ) 3 Miss Wang will come to Beijing_ two days. A. after B. in C. on D. before( ) 4 The American Civil War

46、 lasted four years before the North won _ the end. A. by B. at C. in D. on8( ) 7 Mary had finished her homework_ the time I got home. A. until B. by C. at D. when( ) 2 We stayed at the lab_ our teacher returned. A. till B. by C. during D. while( )3 They didn't leave the station_ they get on the

47、train. A. until B. by C. after y D. at91 Don't worry. He will return_.A. before long B. long before C. long long ago D. long ago2 There lived an old man, fishing at sea_.A. long before B. before long C. long time ago D. soon3 It was not _ they came back. A. long before B. before long C. long tim

48、e before D. long after4 I was told that his uncle had gone to France .A. long before -B. shortly after C. before long D. long ago10( ) 1 _ Tom gets up at five in the morning.A. Sometime B. Sometimes C. Some time D. Some times( ) 2 I remember we met each other_ last year.A. Sometime' B. some time

49、s C. some time D. sometimes( ) 3 Mary and I have been to the Great Wall,_. A. sometime B. some time C. sometimes D. some times( ) 4 He studied English for _ in London, and then he went to America. A. sometimes B. sometime new B. some time B. some times11( ) 1 I don't like to sit _ Tom's righ

50、t. I would like to sit _ the back row. A. on; in B. in; on C. on; at D. at; on( ) 2 There is a brook_ red flowers and green grass_ both sides. A. of with B. with; on C. of; at D. with; in( ) 3 There are many trees _ of the road! And _ of the trees is growing larger and larger. .A. on both side; a nu

51、mber B. on each sides; a number C. on both sides; the number D. on every side; the number12( ) 1 The plane is flying _.A. in the sky B. in. the air C. in space D. in sky( ) 2 There is a sweet smell_.A. in the air B. in the open airC. in the sky D. in the space( ) 3 We held an interesting party_.A. i

52、n the air B. in the sky C. in the open air D. in space( ) 4 Seen from_, the earth appears to be a big blue ball.A. the space B. space C. a space D. this space13( ) 1 Tom sits_the classroom while John sits_the room.A. in front of; at back of B. in the front of; at the back of C. in front of; at the back of D. in the front of; at back of( ) 2 Lucy sits_ the third row, _Jim's left. A. on; on B. in