The Preposition
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Recognize a preposition when you see one
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Prepositions are the words that indicate location. Usually, prepositions show this location in the physical world
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Check out the three examples below
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The puppy is on the floor
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The puppy is in the trashcan
The puppy is beside the phone
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On, in, and beside are all prepositions. They are showing where the puppy is. Prepositions can also show location in time
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Read the next three examples
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At midnight, Ali woke up
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In the summer, He always travel
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During the the meeting, she left
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At midnight, in the summer, and during the meeting all show location in time
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Because there are so many possible locations, there are quite a few prepositions
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about
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above
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according to
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across
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after
against
along
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along with
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among
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apart from
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around
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as
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as for
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at
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because of
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before
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behind
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below
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beneath
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beside
between
beyond
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but
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by
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despite
down
during
except
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for
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from
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in
in addition to
in case of
in front of
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inside
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in spite of
instead of
into
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like
near
next
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of
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off
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on
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on top of
out
out of
outside
over
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past
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regarding
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since
through
till
to
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toward
under
underneath
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unlike
until
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up
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upon
with
within
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without