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Preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. |
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We use prepositions of location to show us where an object is which are as below:
On, above, beneath, under, underneath, out, in front of, at the back of, behind, in, inside, outside, in the centre of, in the middle of, down, up, beside, near, at, between, among, below.
For example:
- After weeks at sea, it was wonderful to feel firm ground beneath our feet once more.
- Standing between the two adults was a small child.
- As hard as she tried, she always fell behind the other swimmers in the races.
- I was standing just near enough to hear what they were saying.
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We use preposition of direction to show us where an object is moving which are as below:
To, from, over, into, out of, round, up, down, through, towards, upwards, downwards, across.
For example:
- He struggled through the crowd till he reached the front.
- She held the umbrella over both of us.
- She kept glancing towards the phone.
- They're building a new bridge across the river.
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'Over' is used for movement from one side to another, normally in an upward direction or across something.
For example:
- Fakrullah glanced at the clock over the door.
- The aeroplane flew over the building.
- The trees' branches intertwined to form a dark roof over the path.
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