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The table below displays examples for the prepositions: among, anti, around as, with nouns: building names, place-country names, river, lake and mountain names, people's names,date, time, concepts; and pronouns: For practice, use these prepositions in different nouns and pronouns.
| prepositions: used with noun types below: | among "in company; through the middle of" |
anti
"one that is opposed"
|
around "on all sides" |
as "in, on, near; rate, position" |
among the building, among White House, among Louvre |
anti the building, anti White House, anti Louvre |
around the building, around White House, around Louvre |
as the building, as White House, as Louvre |
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| among New York, among China | none | around New York; around China |
as New York, as China | |
among the Nile among Lake Victoria, among the Himalayas |
anti the Nile, anti Lake Victoria, anti the Himalayas
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around the Nile, around Lake Victoria, around the Himalayas |
as the Nile, as Lake Victoria, as the Himalayas |
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among furniture, among clothes, among trees |
anti furniture, anti clothes, anti trees |
around the sofa; around the skirt; around the tree or trees |
as furniture, as clothes, as trees |
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| none | none | around December 31, 2009 | as December 31, 2009 | |
among 9 o'clock, among 9 p.m., among 9 a.m. |
none | around 9 o'clock, around 9 p.m., around 9 a.m. | as 9 o'clock, as 9 p.m., as 9 a.m. |
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among me, among you |
anti with me; anti with you |
around me, around you | as me, as you |
|
among Xin, among Mark |
anti with Xin, anti with Mark |
around Xin, around Mark | as Xin, as Mark |
|
among love, among money, among economy |
anti with love, anti with money, anti with economy |
seldom used |
usually with idiomatic phrases (I am good as mash) |
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