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Prepositions


                     90    Prepositions   of movement

                                         to,  at,  or  away from  a  place



                                         to         at           away   from
                                         She ran to the gate-
                                         She  stood  at  the gate.
                                         She  walked  away from  the gate.

                                         on,  onto,  or off a  line  or  surface  (a  wall,  table,  floor,  etc.)


                                         on(to)     on           off
                                         / put  the money  onto  the  table.
                                         The  money's  on  the table.
                                         The  money  fell off the  table.
                                         in,  into,  or  out  of a box,  car,  or  anything  with  volume


                                         in (to)    in           out  (of)
                                         The dog jumped  into  the car.
                                         The dog's  in the car.
                                         Take  the  dog out of the car.


                                      Practice

                                      Choose  the  correct  words  from  the  boxes  to  complete  these  sentences.
                                           1  She was standing  %}._  the  front  door.

                                          2   I  put  the matches        the  table.
                                           3  She  got          the  car  and  ran        the  station.
                                          4   The baby's  going  to  fall      the  table.
                                          5   The bread's           the  cupboard.

                                          6   I  walked          the  church  and  waited         the bus  stop.
                                           7  He was  lying          the  floor.
                                          8   She  dived          the  sea.
                                          9   They  climbed           the  roof  and  looked  down  at  us.

                                           10  We  walked          the  end  of the  road.











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