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| time or sequence
| time or sequence
|when, how long||''at, after, between, during, since''
|when, how long||''at, after, amid, before. between, during, from, since, throughout, until''
|at the time, during the game
|at the time, during the game
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| place or location
| place or location
|contained or touching||''across, among, at, in, on, inside, within''
|contained or touching||''aboard, across, amidst, among, at, in, on, inside, upon, within''
|across the sinside the box,  
|across the sinside the box,  
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|higher or lower not touching
|higher or lower not touching
|''above, below, beneath, over, under, underneath''
|''above, below, beneath, over, under, underneath, up''
|above the house, under the bed
|above the house, under the bed
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|other proximity not touching
|other proximity not touching
|''across, along, alongside, behind, near, nearby,''  
|''across, along, alongside, behind, between, near, nearby, opposite''
|across the street, near the office
|across the street, near the office
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|not near
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|before, beyond, over, past,
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| manner or way
| manner or way
| || by, in, like, on, with, etc.
| || by, except, for, in, like, on, with, via
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|relationship
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|in relation to, like, regarding, with, without
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|ownership
|owned, created
|by, of,
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** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition_and_postposition Preposition and postposition (wiki)]]
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition_and_postposition Preposition and postposition (wiki)]]
** [[https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-7/prepositions/lesson-1/prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases Prepositions and Prepositional phrases (englishgrammar101.com)]]
** [[https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-7/prepositions/lesson-1/prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases Prepositions and Prepositional phrases (englishgrammar101.com)]]
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=== Overlap of prepositions, adverbs & subordinating conjunctions ===
=== Overlap of prepositions, adverbs & subordinating conjunctions ===
* some words operate or "overlap" in their grammatical roles
* some words operate or "overlap" in their grammatical roles
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*** "After I exercise is when I feel best"
*** "After I exercise is when I feel best"
* see:
* see:
** [[https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-7/prepositions/lesson-6/prepositional-phrases-as-nouns Prepositional Phrases as Nouns(englishgrammar.com)]]
** [https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-7/prepositions/lesson-6/prepositional-phrases-as-nouns Prepositional Phrases as Nouns(englishgrammar.com)]
** [[https://www.brighthubeducation.com/english-homework-help/46995-the-nominal-functions-of-prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases/ How to Use Prepositions as Subjects, Subject Complements, and Direct Objects (brighthub.com)]]
** [https://www.brighthubeducation.com/english-homework-help/46995-the-nominal-functions-of-prepositions-and-prepositional-phrases/ How to Use Prepositions as Subjects, Subject Complements, and Direct Objects (brighthub.com)]
** [https://blog.inkforall.com/types-of-prepositions Types of Prepositions (inkforall.com)]


== Pronoun ==
== Pronoun ==