Lesson: Position Prepositions
Position Prepositions
1. What Are Position Prepositions?
They show the location or placement of a person, object, or idea in space.
Examples: in, on, at, under, over, above, below, between, behind, beside, near, inside, outside, in
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2. Common Position Prepositions & How to Use Them
in - inside something, surrounded by it
Example: The keys are in my bag.
on - touching the surface of something
Example: The phone is on the table.
at - specific point/place
Example: Meet me at the bus stop.
under - lower than, covered by
Example: The shoes are under the bed.
over - above and covering
Example: Put the blanket over the baby.
above - higher than, not touching
Example: The lamp is above the desk.
below - lower than something
Example: The valley is below the mountain.
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Lesson: Position Prepositions
between - in the space separating two things
Example: The school is between the park and the bank.
behind - at the back of something
Example: The garden is behind the house.
beside - next to something
Example: She sat beside me.
near - close to, not far from
Example: The shop is near my house.
inside - within something
Example: Stay inside the house.
outside - not within something
Example: The kids are playing outside.
in front of - before the face or front part of something
Example: Stand in front of the door.
3. Rules & Tips
- Think 3D space picture objects and their placement relative to each other.
- Many position prepositions are followed by a noun/pronoun (the object of the preposition):
Example: The cat is on the chair.
- "In" vs. "On":
In = surrounded by something in a box, in a room.
On = touching surface on a desk, on a wall.
- "Above" vs. "Over":
Above = higher level, not necessarily covering.
Over = directly covering.
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- "At" = a specific location or point at the station, at the corner.
4. Visual Example
Imagine a box and a ball:
- in ball is inside the box.
- on ball is sitting on top of the box.
- under ball is beneath the box.
- above ball is floating higher than the box.
- beside ball is next to the box.
- behind ball is at the back of the box.
- in front of ball is at the front of the box.
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