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13           Prepositions









               Learning Objectives

               After completing this chapter, learners will be able to:
                 •  explain that prepositions mark special relationship between persons, objects and
                    locations.

                 •  define preposition.
                 •  apply preposition function as connectors.



                    Learning Time

              A preposition is a word which tells us about the position of a noun in a
              sentence.

              Look at the positions of the lamp and monkey.














                   The lamp is on the                The lamp is under the                The lamp is near the
                            table.                              table.                              table.











                 The lamp is in front of  The lamp is behind the                         The lamp is between

                            table.                              table.                  the table and the chair.











                 The monkey is below                The lamp is in the box.              The monkey is above
                          the tree.                                                               the tree.

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