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    Prepositions are used to link nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence. This document discusses different types of prepositions including those indicating position, location, direction, time, and manner. It provides examples for common prepositions like "at", "in", "on", "near", "by", "above", "below", and others and explains the differences between similar prepositions.

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    English Grammar :

    Preposition

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    Introduction of Preposition

    Preposition are used to link nouns and pronouns to other words within the sentence. The words linked to are called object. The mouse is under the table.
    Noun
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    Prepositi on

    Object

    Preposition of Position

    Position means a place where someone or something is located or has been put

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    Preposition of Location

    in, on, at, by, near, nearby, above, below, over, under, up, down, around, through, inside, outside (of), between, beside, beyond, in front of, in back of, behind, next to, on top of, within, beneath, underneath, among, along, against

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    AT and IN

    At = the general place, a point - at school, at the theater, at the

    beach

    In = an area, a place with limit

    - in Perak, in the swimming pool, in the box


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    AT and IN
    I am at the office the office
    -

    I am in

    The meaning is totally different (at and in)

    I am at the office = general location of the office. ( not in the specific room or lobby)
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    Exercise

    Use at or in to complete the sentences. at 1. Amira is _____ home. 2. Torrez isat _____ work. 3. Liyana is ____ Tanjung Malim. in in 4. There is candy ____ the dish.
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    Preposition of Location : On

    We use this to mean that someone or something is touching a surface. It mean that not in and not under. Example : on the desk, on the road, on the floor

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    Exercise

    Use on or in to complete the sentence.

    1. The father and son areon sitting ____ the stairs. 2. The man stood quietly ____ the in elevator. 3. The flower on ____ the water. is 4. Whatsin ____ the box ?
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    Different words, same meaning


    1.

    To say that someone or something is close and not far, we can use : near or by To say that someone or something is at our side, we can use : next to or beside To say that someone or

    2.

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    Similar, but Different

    Below means in a lower position. Under also means in a lower position, but it might mean that one thing is covering another. Above means in a higher position Over also means in a higher

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    Other preposition of location

    Between : in the middle of two people Among : in the middle of three or more people On the top of : the highest point On top of : standing, sitting, or lying on another thing
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    Inside

    Often in and inside mean the same thing : in the box = inside the box in the bag = inside the bag

    But note these different : in the water NOT inside the water in the air NOT inside the air

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    Inside mean something is being

    Outside

    Outside is the opposite of Inside. It means not in something but near it. Example : There was a long line of people outside the theater.

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    PREPOSITIONS
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    DIRECTION
    v

    Prepositions which show direction tell where a person, thing or animal is coming from or going to.
    v

    Prepositions of direction are :


    across along around down from to over up and etc.

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    EXAMPLES My brother went to Europe. Amin walked across the road.

    Aiman ran down the hill.

    Sheila and her friends ran around the garden

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    TIME

    Prepositions which show time tell when a certain thing happened or will happen.

    Prepositions of time are :


    after q at q by q before q during q from q for q since q on q in
    q

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    EXAMPLES

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    MANNER

    Prepositions which show manner tell how certain things are done. q Prepositions of manner are :
    q

    with

    by

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    EXAMPLES

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    APPENDIX

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    THANK YOU

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