This document defines and provides examples for the usage of various prepositions of place in English. It explains prepositions such as by, down, up, out of, into, in, on, toward, away from, over, under, next to, between, behind, in front of, above, below, near, far, onto, off, around, along, across, and through. For each preposition, it gives a short explanation, example sentence, and 2-3 further example sentences to illustrate how that preposition is used to indicate spatial relationships between objects.

1. Preposition of the Place
By
Abdul Rafay Yusuf

2. DOWN
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate downward
motion
Example:
Ball is fall
down the
planeF U R T H E R E X A M P L E
I slid down the hill.
Please sit down
Don't look down

3. UP
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate upward
motion.
Example:
The ball is
getting up the
plane.F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
They're travelling up the escalator
The cat climbed up the tree
This hot-air balloon is up in the air

4. OUT
OF
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate
leaving of the
subject
Example:
The ball is
getting out of
the boxF U R T H E R E X A M P L E
He also advises ideas which are out of the box.
We will visit out of Pakistan on holiday.
Please get out of my cabin

5. INTO
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate
getting in of subject
Example:
The ball is
falling into
the boxF U R T H E R E X A M P L E
Get into the car
She’s gone into the house.
He threw the letter into the fire.

6. IN
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is inside the
object
Example:
The ball is in
the box.
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
She’s in the garden.
He sits in the corner of the room.
She looked me directly in the eyes.

7. ON Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is touching
upper surface of
the object
Example:
The ball is on
the box.
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
I put an egg on the kitchen table
The paper is on my desk
The stick hit me on my shoulder.

8. TOWARD
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is coming to
the object
Example:
The ball is
thrown
toward the
box
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
I ran toward the door.
I felt drawn toward him
Ali came running toward us

9. AWAY
FROM
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is having
distance the object
Example:
The ball is
thrown away
from the box
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
When the car hit you, I was away from you
Get away from me! Leave me alone.
You are bowling away from the wicket

10. OVER
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is going
above to the object
Example:
The ball past
over the box.
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
He played the shot over the fielder’s head
He passed over the crisis
he jumped over the barrier

11. UNDER
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is passed
beneath to the
object or touching
lower surface of
object
Example:
The ball is
moved under
the box.
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
Your equipment are under stair
I hid under the table.
I put my shoes under the bed.

12. NEXT
TO Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is after the
object
Example:
The ball is
next to the
box.
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
Cleanliness is next to godliness
It's next to the coffee shop.
She fall down next to me on the sofa

13. BETWEEN
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is adjacent
to both thing
Example:
The Ball is
between two
box
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
Hameed house is between two store
He is fighting between death and life
Attacker scored gap between two defender

14. BEHIND
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is placed on
backside of the
object
Example:
The ball is
behind the
box.
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
He hide behind the tree
I was behind you when you won race
Wicketkeeper stand behind the wicket

15. IN FRONT
OF
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is placed
front the object
Example:
The ball is in
front of the
box
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
He disrespects in front of the whole school
I park my car in front of your bike
We represent our performance in front of judge

16. ABOVE
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is placed
higher then the
object
Example:
The ball is
above the box
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
Team Pakistan is above on team India in the point table
I hang the painting above of the bed
The birds were sitting above on the power lines

17. BELOW
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is placed
lower then the
object
Example:
The box is
above the ball
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
It's six degrees below zero
His work is below average.
Record the serial number in the space provided below

18. NEAR
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is placed
closer to the object
Example:
The box is
near to the
ball
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
She drew near to him and stopped.
I live near a dam.
My house is near the school

19. FAR
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is placed
distance to the
object
Example:
The box is far
to the ball
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
I went far from the home
Is it too far to walk?
I think you went too far

20. ONTO
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject having
motion on the
object
Example:
The ball is
rolling onto
the box
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
Climb onto the roof.
They dragged their boat onto the beach
He jumped onto the table.

21. OFF
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is moving
away or getting
down the object
Example:
The ball is
falling off the
box
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
I get off here
Knock it off
He got off the bus.

22. AROUND
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is having a
circular path on
the object
Example:
The ball is
moving
around the
box
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
I parked around back
He drove around looking for a medical store.
He looked around the room

23. ALONG
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is having
motion on the line
of the object
Example:
The ball is
rolling along
with road
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
I don't get along with him.
We took a walk along the river.
Tom gets along very well with Mary.

24. ACROSS
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is having
motion from one
side to another side
of object
Example:
The ball is
rolling across
with road
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
There is a bookstore across from my house.
Tom was sitting across the table from Mary.
It's just across the street from the church.

25. THROUGH
Explanation:
It is used to
indicate that the
subject is having
motion inside
object
Example:
The ball is
rolling
through the
road
F U R T H E R E X A M P L E
Tom walked through the door.
Tom worked through the night.
I looked through Tom's wallet.