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Preposition of Places
Examples: on, at, in. Used to indicate position
For example:
The book is on the table
The car is in the garage Lot's of other prepositions of place such
Adam is at the café now as under, below, inside, above, outside.
For example:
If to refer something with a surface, or something above
other thing, use preposition on:
The glass is under the table
The cat is on the table
The books is below the desk
The coffee in on the desk
Senior is ranked above junior
The key is inside the bag
If to refer something that is inside or within confined
They play outside the house
boundaries, use preposition in:
The apple juice is in the fridge
The fridge is in the kitchen
If to refer something at a specific spot, use preposition
at:
We wait the bus at the bus stop
Jim and Carrey will meet at the airport
Preposition of
Movement/Direction
Prepositions of movement used to describe
how something or someone moves from one
place to another.
for example:
I am going to the library
He went to the hospital yesterday
There are other more specific prepositions of I will go to the zoo on Sunday
movement: across, through
Across refers to moving from one side to
another:
Judy travelled across Asia with her
motorbike
David and his friend are swimming
across the river.
Through refers to move directly inside
something and out the other end:
The train passes through the tunnel
The water flow through the pipe