Prepositions of Location

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Prepositions of Location

The most common prepositions of location are :


o in
o On
o at
(See: In, On, At)
o by
o near
o nearby
o above
o below
o Over
o Under
o Up
o down
o around
o throuh
o inside
o outside (of)
o between
o beside
o beyond
o in front of
o in bac! of
o behind
o ne"t to
o on top of
o within
o beneath
o underneath
o amon
o alon
o aainst
These prepositions are most commonly followed by #the# and a noun$
%oth the spea!er and the listener li!ely !now which ob&ect is bein referred to$
Examples,
The !eys are on the table$ ('e both !now which table$)
The post office is next to the ba!ery$ ((ot: ne"t to ba!ery)
Occasionally, prepositions can be used with #a)an$#
This usually indicates that the spea!er !nows of the place, but the listener does not$
For example,
I live by a river$ (*ou probably don+t !now which one$)
I live by the river$ (*ou !now the river I+m tal!in about$)
See also :
Speaking : Tal!in about ,ocations
Vocabulary : ,ocations
Grammar : -repositions (.eneral), Adverbs and -repositions
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