This document discusses different English prepositions that indicate location and position. It provides examples of how each preposition is used, including in, inside, outside, at, on, under, over, above, below, in front of, behind, between, beside/next to, and opposite/across from. For instance, it notes that "in/inside" is used for things that are enclosed, "on" is used for things on a surface, and "between" is used to indicate something is located between two things.

1. PREPOSITIONSpositionandlocation

2. in / inside: for thingsthat are enclosedTheball is in/insidetheholeThe boy is in/insidethedesk.

3. outside : for things that are on the outer or external side of somethingThedog is waitingoutsidethe bar.

4. atThey are waitingatthe bus stop.There are threepeopleatthegym.

5. on: for things that are on the surfaceThefan is ontheceilingThecat is onthetable.He’sputting a nailonthewall.

6. under: covered byThecat is underthetable.U-ho, there’s a monsterunderhebed.

7. over: touching or coveringThere’s a mosquito net overthebed.They’veput a toweloverthetable.

8. above: at a higher levelbelow: at a lower level The plane is flying above the clouds, and of course, the clouds are below the plane.

9. in front ofNormally, peopleputthehorsein front ofthe cart.However, some peopleputthecartin front ofthehorse.

10. behindThepuppy is hidingbehindthetree.

11. between two things, butamong more than two thingsThere’s a houseamongthetrees.There’s a passagewaybetweenthetwohouses.

12. beside/next to opposite/acrossfromThesewomenare sittingnext to/besideeachother.Thesewomen are sittingacrossfrom/oppositeeachother.