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Note

                         In some situations, no preposition is required. For example,
                         • They are meeting next week.         • I had a nightmare last night.
                         • I go for a walk every day.          • We went to watch a film
                         yesterday.
                         • I went for a walk this morning.




             2.  Prepositions for Place
                 These prepositions refer to different types of places. For example,


                  Preposition                  Meaning                        Example sentence

                   in              for places with some boundary        •   There is a prayer meeting in
                                                                           the hall.

                                                                        •   Let us meet in the library.
                                                                        •   They live in New York.

                   on              for the surface of something         •   Keep the book on the table.

                                                                        •   Find the country on
                                                                           the map.

                   at              for a specific place                 •   I am waiting for you at the
                                                                           bus stop.

                                                                        •   I will meet you at
                                                                           the entrance.
                   between         for the space that separates         •   She sat between her parents.
                                   two things, people or places


                   behind          at the back of something             •   The boy hid behind the tree.
                   in front of     in a position just ahead/at the      •   There is a garden in front of
                                   front part of something                 the house.


                   under           lower than something                 •   The cat is under the bed.
                   below           lower than something else            •   The plane flew below

                                                                           the clouds.

                   by, next to,    not far away                         •   There is a river by/next to/
                   beside                                                  beside the house.






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