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The table below displays definitions for the prepositions: among, anti, around as, with examples for nouns: building names, place-country names, river, lake and mountain names, people's names, things, date, time, concepts; and pronouns: For practice, use these prepositions with different nouns and pronouns.
| prepositions: used with noun types below: | about: |
above |
across
"to the opposite side" |
after "following behind" |
about the building, about White House, about Louvre |
above the building, above White House, above Louvre |
across the building, across White House, across Louvre |
after the building, after White House, after Louvre |
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| about New York, about China | none | across New York, across China | after New York, after China | |
about the Nile, about Lake Victoria, about the Himalayas |
above the Nile, above Lake Victoria, above the Himalayas
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across the Nile, across Lake Victoria, across the Himalayas |
after the Nile, after Lake Victoria, above the Himalayas |
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about furniture, about clothes, about trees |
above furniture, above clothes, above trees |
across the furniture, none for clothes, non for trees |
after furniture, after clothes, after trees | |
| about the October 31, 2009 | none | none | after October 31, 2009 | |
about 9 o'clock, about 9 p.m., about 9 a.m. |
none | none | after 9 o'clock, after 9 p.m., after 9 a.m. |
|
about me, about you |
above me, above you |
none | after me, after you |
|
about Xin, about Mark |
above Xin, above Mark |
none | after Xin, after Mark |
|
about love, about money, about economy |
above love, above money, above economy |
none | after love after money, after economy |
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