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The table below displays definitions for the prepositions: between, beyond, beside, by, 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: | between |
beyond |
beside |
by |
between the fire-house and the street, between the church and school between George Washington Bridge and stadium |
beyond the fire-house, between the church, White House, beyond between George Washington Bridge |
beside the fire-house, beside the church, beside George Washington Bridge |
by the fire-house, by the church, by George Washington Bridge | |
| between Beijing and United States, between Italy and France | beyond Beijing, beyond Italy | beside Beijing, beside Italy |
by Beijing, by Italy |
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between the Yellow River and mountains, between Michigan Lake and the land,, between the Everest and Himalayas |
beyond the Yellow River, beyond Michigan Lake, , beyond the Everest |
beside the Yellow River, beside Michigan Lake, Victoria, beside the Everest |
by the Yellow River, by Michigan Lake, Victoria, by the Everest |
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between the table and chair, between the shirt and skirt, between, flowers and trees |
beyond the table, beyond the shirt, beyond flowers |
beside the table, beside the shirt, beside (the) flowers |
by the table, by the shirt, by (the) flowers |
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| between December 31, 2009 and January 1, 2010 | none | none | none | |
between 12 p.m., and 6 p.m., between the noon and evening, between 12 a.m. and 10 a.m. |
none | beside 12 p.m., beside the noon, beside 12 a.m. | none |
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between me and him, between you and them |
beyond me; beyond you |
none | by me, by you |
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between Xin and Helen, between Mark and Sarah |
beyond Xin,beyond Mark |
beside Xin, beside Mark | by Xin, by Mark |
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between success and failure, between luxury and necessity, between greed and modesty |
beyond success, beyond greed |
beside success, beside luxury, beside greed |
none |
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