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Preposition Meaning Example
across on the other side of My friend lives across the street from me.
along beside The ducks are eating along the river.
around in a circular way They told stories around the campfire.
over above The spices are over the sink.
through from one point to the next The river runs through the woods.
toward in the direction of The man started walking toward the exit.
up from low to high The store is right up the road.
down from high to low The boy tumbled down the hill.
in the space separating two
between The ring fell between the couch cushions.
things
by near The shop is by the church.
Have you ever been inside an abandoned
inside/in within
building?
on touching something Put the mail on the table.
onto moving on top of something The dog climbed onto the bed.
off away from Don’t jump off that wall.
past on the farther side of She drove right past the house.

The other two prepositions of direction are combinations formed by adding "to" to the
interrelated prepositions of location.

ON + TO = onto: signifies movement towards a surface

IN + TO = into: signifies movement towards the inside of a something.

 The paper went into the litter can.

Point of subject: the paper is in the garbage can.

 The whale washed up onto the seashore.

Point of subject: the whale is on the shore.
PREPOSITION OF AGENT

Preposition for agentis used for a thing which is a cause of another thing in the sentence. These
prepositions are usually placed to connect the doer and the doing, basically the noun and the
verb. Agent, as you know, is the connector. It’s that which makes something happen. So that
means Preposition of Agency or Instrumentality are placed in a sentence to fulfill the purpose of
showing an agent.

Preposition of agents are: