Sentences With Prepositions of Place and Direction: Preposition Use Sentences Above

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Sentences with prepositions of place and direction

Preposition Use Sentences

above higher than sth. The picture hangs above my bed.

You mustn't go across this road here.


across from one side to the other side
There isn't a bridge across the river.

The cat ran after the dog.


after one follows the other
After you.

against directed towards sth. The bird flew against the window.

in a line; from one point to


along They're walking along the beach.
another

among in a group I like being among people.

around in a circular way We're sitting around the campfire.

at* position at a point I arrived at the meeting.

behind at the back of Our house is behind the supermarket.

below lower than sth. Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level.

beside next to Our house is beside the supermarket.

Our house is between the supermarket and


between sth./sb. is on each side
the school.

by near He lives in the house by the river.

close to near Our house is close to the supermarket.

down from high to low He came down the hill.

from the place where it starts Do you come from Tokyo?

the part that is in the direction


in front of Our house is in front of the supermarket.
it faces

inside opposite of outside You shouldn't stay inside the castle.

place seen in three dimensions We slept in the car.


in*
larger areas I was born in England.

into entering sth. You shouldn't go into the castle.

near close to Our house is near the supermarket.


Preposition Use Sentences

next to beside Our house is next to the supermarket.

off away from sth. The cat jumped off the roof.

touches a surface There is a fly on the table.

on* is seen as a point on a line We were on the way from Paris to Rome.

by a lake or sea London lies on the Thames.

onto moving to a place The cat jumped onto the roof.

opposite on the other side Our house is opposite the supermarket.

out of leaving sth. The cat jumped out of the window.

outside opposite of inside Can you wait outside?

over above sth./sb. The cat jumped over the wall.

past going near sth./sb. Go past the post office.

round in a circle We're sitting round the campfire.

going from one point to the


through You shouldn't walk through the forest.
other point

I like going to Australia.

to towards sth./sb. Can you come to me?

I've never been to Africa.

towards in the direction of sth. We ran towards the castle.

under below sth. The cat is under the table.

up from low to high He went up the hill.

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