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|+ Some types or categories of prepositions | |+ Some types or categories of prepositions | ||
| | |'''Prepositions of...''' | ||
|'''Relationship''' | |||
|'''Prepositions''' | |||
|'''Examples''' | |||
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| | | time or sequence | ||
|when, how long||''at, after, between, during, since'' | |||
|at the time, during the game | |||
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| | | place or location | ||
|contained or touching||''across, among, at, in, on, inside, within'' | |||
|across the sinside the box, | |||
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| manner or way || by, in, like, on, with, etc. | | | ||
|higher or lower not touching | |||
|''above, below, beneath, over, under, underneath'' | |||
|above the house, under the bed | |||
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|other proximity not touching | |||
|''across, along, alongside, behind, near, nearby,'' | |||
|across the street, near the office | |||
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| direction or movement | |||
| ||''at, between, for, into, onto'' | |||
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| manner or way | |||
| || by, in, like, on, with, etc. | |||
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