| English Prepositions |
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coming soon Ā Prepositions are position words. They allow someone to know where something is. A preposition will come before the noun or the pronoun, but never before a verb. As you will see in the following sentences the preposition is followed by a noun. aboard - Jack isĀ aboard a sailboat. about - She didn't know about the accident. above - The painting isĀ above the bed. across - The office building isĀ across from my house. after - The bell rang after the fire broke out. against - The bat is leaningĀ against the wall. along - Michael walked along the fence. amid - We grew up amid great philosophers around - The general store isĀ around the corner. at - We areĀ at the post office. at the back of - We like to sit at the back of the movie theater. at the bottom of - The ball isĀ at the bottom of the driveway. at the top of - The house isĀ at the top of the hill. before - I try to get to work before the boss. between - I like to sit between my parents. behind - Chris isĀ behind the wall. below - The submarine isĀ below the ocean water. beneath - The toys are beneath the table. beside - The shoes are besides the couch. beyond - Andromeda galaxy is beyond our solar system. by - The television isĀ by the computer. despite - The man is intelligent despite his lack of knowledge. down - The soap went down the drain. during - The baseball game was cancelled during the storm. except - His daughter didn't except the package. excluding - The adults were excluding the children. following - A dog was following our car. for - She was getting ready for the race. from - We took apples from the tree. in - The dog isĀ in his giant dog house. inside - The ants liveĀ inside the ground. in the middle of - I don't like to getĀ in the middle of arguments. into - He drove his car into the wall. like - I tried to fly like a bird. near - I liveĀ near the amusement park. next to - Jack is standingĀ next to the clown. of - off onto - The cat jumped onto the car roof. on the corner of - There is a maple treeĀ on the corner of our street. on - Stan isĀ on the roof. on the side of - Steve isĀ on the side of his house. on top of - The bikes areĀ on top of the car. on the other side of - Andy isĀ on the other side of the park. opposite - In England, the cars drive on theĀ opposite side of the road. outside - We areĀ outside of our house. (We are outside playing in the rain.) over - There is gold over the rainbow. regarding - I had to call the phone company regarding the phone bill. since - It has been very exciting since he won the lottery. to the left of - Josephine isĀ to the left of her teacher. to the right of - Sam isĀ to the right of his teacher. through - The bunny went through the hole. towards - The runner went towards the finish line. under - The dog isĀ under the car. underneath - The cat isĀ underneath the car with the dog. until - I will wait until my father gets home. up - The cat went up the tree. upon - Cindy wished upon a star. with - He went with her to the store. within - The pizza will be cooked within ten minutes. without - Jessica went to school without her raincoat. Ā |