Prepositions of Place and Direction
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above
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Look in the caЬinet above the sink.
The sun rose above the mountains.
in а higher position, not in
contact with the surface
We drove across the country in а week.
across
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◄ · ·· · · · ► Jack lives across the street from Phil.
оп or to the opposite side
ahead of There were 40 people ahead of me in line. in а position before something
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Joe ran ahead of the other runners to win the race.
along The soldiers are positioned along the river. parallel with the length of
~ We walked along the aisles of the store. something
alongside (of) The dog ran alongside his owner. to the side of something
Five vehicles were incorrectly parked alongside of
~ the road.
among □□□ lt's difficult to see the house among the trees. in а group of three or more
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We walked among the people in the crowded mall.
around • • • We sat around the tаЫе for dinner. making а circle
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at
••• We walked around the city.
We live at 1524 Maple Street. street address, name of
[е] Meet me at Gordon's Theater. а place, point оп а route,
The bank is at the intersection of 4th and Oak intersection
Street.
behind u The broom is behind the door. covered Ьу something, in back
The саг sped up behind me. of something
below The desk was placed below the window. in а lower position, does not
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The climbers stopped below the peak of the have to Ье directly lower
◄····• ···► mountain and took а break.
beneath ~ The ground beneath us began to shake. in а lower position, most
The fish swam beneath the surface of the water. common in written English
beside The chair is beside the tаЫе.
□- Amy and Sue always sit beside each other in class.
Ьу the side of something
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examples notes
preposition
between The child ran back and forth between his parents. in the middle of two things
Му cat sleeps between the sofa and the wall.
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beyond
• The barn is beyond the fence.
The road continues beyond the edge of town.
to the farther side of something
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Ьу 1drove Ьу the bank. close to the side of something
□- The mailman left а package Ьу the door.
down 1) Climb down the stairs. 1) from а higher to lower
2) Walk down the street. position, 2) along а street, way,
• path, etc. (depends оп the
position of the speaker)
from 1) From your house, go north. 1) starting point, 2) after the
2) We walked away from the downtown area. word away (to move opposite),
□······•··► 3) l'm from New York. 3) home country / city
in We live in the city. а particular place (city, state,
The meeting is in Room 411 . country, building, room, body
~ We went swimming in the ocean. of water, container), interior
Look in the Ьох. position
in back of There's а pool in back of the house. а position directly behind
~ The official drove in back of two security vehicles. something
in front of The cat is sitting in front of the television. а position directly ahead of
i] The drill sergeant stood in front of the recruits. something
in the middle The shoe department is in the middle of the store. halfway between two sides
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1
1
1
1
1
Stop walking in the middle of the road.
inside А50-meter swimming pool is inside the gymnasium. interior position, in а contained
~ People inside the building need to Ье evacuated. area
into 1can't get into my house because I lost my key. movement from the outside to
···· ·EJ Kevin got into the саг and drove away. the inside
near Му house is near the highway. position that is close, not far
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next to
• Don't go near the water.
The hotel is next to the airport. close to the side of something,
□- 1waited next to the entrance. nothing else in between
preposition examples notes
off
on
-~ Turn off the main road.
1live off of the base.
1) Your keys аге on the tаЫе .
movement away from
something, not on
1) in contact with the surface;
~ 2) 1live on Maple Street. 2) а particular р\асе (street,
We live on а military base. military base or college
campus)
ontopoл 1) The Ьird sat on top of the telephone pole. 1) on the highest part of
2) Some food is burning оп top of the stove. something, 2) on а flat surface
1
opposite , The store is opposite the bank. on the other side, face-to-face
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1
We sat opposite each other at the tаЫе .
1
placed or moving in а higher
.
over
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OR
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The sign over the door says "No smoking."
The plane flew over the mountain tops. position, usually not touching
the surface
movement up to а point and
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past Go past Main Street one Ыосk.
The barracks are past the mess hall. beyond it
through We walked through the park on our way to class. in one side, and out the other
· · · ·El·. ► А Ьird flew through the open window.
throш hout There are рау phones located throughout the city. in every part of something
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The police searched throughout the building .
to 1drove to the store. indicating final destination of а
•········ ·· .О She flew to Paris. movement
toward(s) Jim stepped towards the door. in the direction of something
The museum is towards the north side of town. without reaching it
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under The map was stuck under the seat. in а lower position, often
□ The child hid under the Ыankets. covered Ьу something
underneath
• The cat slept underneath the tаЫе. in а directly lower position
□ The pipes are located underneath the house.
up
• 1) Go up the mountain. 1) from а lower to higher
• 2) We walked up the street. position, 2) along а street, way,
path, etc. (depends оп the
position of the speaker)
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