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Study the following table for a clear difference.

Types Example Sentences

in, on, at, inside, a. My friend lives at 13 Central Road.
outside, next to, b. Little Angels’ School is opposite
down, below, Kathmandu
above, under, University School of Education.
Preposition behind, in front of, c. There are many palm trees in
of place
opposite, among, front of our house.
across, at the d. Her college is next to the fun
back of, near, by, park.
beneath, upon, etc. e. A cat is sleeping under the sofa.
a. She has to reach her school by 8
am sharp.
b. Our rehearsal goes on from 6 am
in, on, at, for,
Preposition before, since, from, to 8 am.
c. Our teacher has been teaching us
of time by, during, till, since 9 am.
around, until, etc.
d. My flight is at 9 pm tonight.
e. The guest house is located on the
corner of the boundary wall.

a. You should throw garbage into
the dustbin.
b. The plane flew towards
Biratnagar. (in the direction of
Preposition into, to, towards, Biratnagar, but its destination was
of onto, through, somewhere else)
direction across, etc. c. We waded through the mud
yesterday.
d. We had to swim across the river.
e. A bus went to church for prayer.
(destination)

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions from the parenthesis.
1. The birds are flying _________________ the clouds. (in / above)

2. The postman is _______ the door. (at / in)
3. Numa is _______ the bus. (in / on)
4. The cottage is _____________________ the four coconut trees.
(between / among)

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