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I. ONE WORD PREPOSITIONS

Preposition
Meaning
Example

* aboard

• We went aboard the boat
• Is there a doctor aboard the plane?

* about

• What do you think about Mary?
• Let’s talk about something different.
• I’ve just read a book about President Kennedy.
• The lion was pacing about its cage.

* above

• We are flying above the clouds.
• We live in the hills, 1,000 metres above sea-level.
• It’s only two degrees above freezing point. [+2ºC]
• Who came above you in the test results?

* across

• We drove across the desert.
• The dog ran across the road.
• There is a bridge across the river.

* after (also conj.)

• We had lunch [1pm] after the meeting [11am].
• Let’s meet the day after tomorrow.

* against


• Did you vote for oragainst the suggestion?
• He put his bicycle against the wall.

* along

• We walked along the beach for two miles.
• There are trees along the road.
• The toilet is along the corridor.

* alongside

• Their boat came alongside our boat.
• Team A worked alongsideTeam B during construction.

* amid

• I couldn’t hear her amid the noise.

* amidst (poetic)

• We were lost amidst the trees.

* among
* amongst(UK)

• Is there a doctor among us?
• There were secret police among the crowd.
• I was amongst strangers. I didn’t know anyone.

* anti

• He seems to be anti my idea.
• Some people are anti everything.

around

• We walked around the town for an hour.
• They all sat around the camp fire.
• There is a big fence around the house.
• He was born around 1570.
• Let’s meet around 7pm.

as(also conj.)

• He is working as a waiter.
• The risk is as nothing compared to the profit.
• Ram is as tall as Anthony.

astride

• She sat astride the horse.

at

• He is at school.
• We first met at a party.
• Let’s start the meeting at 9 o’clock.
• He started work at 17 (years of age).
• We are aiming at sales of $1,000,000.

atop (poetic)

• The church is situated atop a hill.

bar

• Everyone came bar Angela.
• He is the best bar none.

barring

• Barring rain, we’ll play tennis tomorrow.

before(also conj)

• We had lunch [1pm] before the meeting [3pm].
• We met the day before yesterday.
• She was before me in the queue.
• I would rather die before doing that.

behind


• There is a police car behind us. It’s following us.
• We have a garden behind our house.
• The child was hiding behind the tree.
• I am behind your project. I will support it.
• Vonica finished behind Shirley in the race.
• She is behind the other children in her class.

below


• Much of Holland is below sea-level.
• There is a family in the flat below us.
• The temperature is 5 degrees below freezing point. [-5ºC]
• I came below Vonica in the test.
• You can buy it if it’s below $50.

beneath

• Our garage is beneath our house.
• The tunnel runs beneath the sea.
• Laurence is beneath the General Manager.
• It was beneath his dignity to do that.

beside


• The river runs beside our house.
• James was sitting beside Miriam.

besides


• What shall we have besides coffee?


between


• Tara was sitting between Ram and Ati.
• Between you and me, I think she’s crazy.
• I can meet you between 1pm and 2pm.

beyond


• Can you see someone in the distance, beyond that house?
• This is too difficult. It’s beyond me.
• The meeting continued beyond midnight.

but(also conj.)

• Everyone came but Andrea.

by


• We came by car.
• Fireworks were invented by the Chinese.
• He was shot by a professional killer.
• It happened by accident.
• He lost the race by five seconds.
• The room is 10