Jan 3, 2011

Prepositions

about              :They read about the car accident in the newspaper.
above              :Planes fly above the ground
across             :We walked across the street to get a slice of pizza.
across from    :Across the street from the park is a hospital.
after               :Tom and Sue had some ice cream after dinner.
against            :She was so tired that she had to lean against the wall.
along               :I noticed a lot of garbage along the side of the highway.
at                    :He needs to be at work in the afternoon.
before             :Before Tom and Sue went out for dinner, they saw a movie.
behind             :What's behind the door?
below              :It was 41 degrees below zero yesterday. (- 41 degrees!)
beneath           :Get beneath the covers and keep warm tonight.
beside             :I put the shovel beside the fence.
between          :B comes between A and C.
by                    :You should try to be here by 10:00.
down               :Let's walk down the street and get some gyros.
for                   :They work for a big company.
from                :Ali moved to Minnesota from Somalia.
in                     :Now he lives in Minnesota.
in back of        :John parked his car in back of the store.
in front of        :The sign in front of the store told him to park in back.
into                  :When we walked into the classroom, we met the teacher.
inside               :Is there any food inside the refrigerator?
near                 :Jorge lives near the place where he works, so he walks to work.
of                    :There are plenty of apples for everybody to have one.
off                   :She got off the bus at the corner.
on                    :Look on the table and you'll see the books.
onto                 :They walked onto the airplane and sat down.
out                   :A cat fell out the window, but he survived the fall.
outside             :The teachers are talking together outside the classroom.
through            :Running through a waterfall is refreshing.
to                     :Did you go to the store yet?
with                 :Who did you go to movies with?
                                              or
                         With whom did you go to the movies? 


By: Teacher Fahimah (^_^)