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|+ Some types or categories of prepositions
|+ Some types or categories of prepositions
| time or sequence|| ''at, after, between, during, since''
|'''Prepositions of...'''
|'''Relationship'''
|'''Prepositions'''
|'''Examples'''
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| place || ''above, across, along, among, behind, beneath''
| time or sequence
|when, how long||''at, after, between, during, since''
|at the time, during the game
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| direction or movement || ''at, between, for, into, onto''
| 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.
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|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
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| manner or way
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