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Prepositions - Prepositions of Place

This category will present a list of prepositions that clarify a place or position within the sentence.

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Categorized English Prepositions
in
[preposition]

used to show that something exists or happens inside a space or area

Ex: The cups in the cupboard .
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inside
[preposition]

used to indicate that something or someone is located in, happening within, or moving into the inner part of something

Ex: He inside the city limits , close to downtown .
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within
[preposition]

in or enclosed by the inner part or space of something

Ex: Moisture within the walls .
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outside
[preposition]

on or to a place beyond the borders of something

Ex: There is a lovely outside the museum .
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along
[preposition]

used to indicate the placement or arrangement of things next to a long surface or line

Ex: The flowers along the fence .
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amid
[preposition]

in the middle of, surrounded by

Ex: The children played amid the colorful flowers in the garden .
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among
[preposition]

in the center of or surrounded by a group of things or people

Ex: His idea among the proposals , earning praise from the team .
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around
[preposition]

in every direction surrounding a person or object

Ex: We built a around the garden to keep the rabbits out .
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astride
[preposition]

extending across or covering something

Ex: The bridge was astride the river .
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at
[preposition]

used to show a particular place or position

Ex: The sign indicates the at the museum .
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from
[preposition]

used for showing the place where a person or thing comes from

Ex: The actress moved to from New York City .
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of
[preposition]

used to express the location relative to a specified point of reference

Ex: The airport is of the city center .
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throughout
[preposition]

in the whole extent of a place

Ex: Power outages throughout the city during the storm .
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to
[preposition]

used to express the location or direction relative to a specified point of reference

Ex: The supermarket to the south of the bus station .
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down
[preposition]

used to indicate a position further along a path or direction

Ex: He down the path toward the village .
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up
[preposition]

used to indicate movement along the length of something, often a street or path

Ex: Vendors lined the up the entire block .
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