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The table below displays the meanings of the above prepositions, and examples. For practice, try different words using the prepositions provided in the table.
| prepositions: used with noun types below: | before "in an earlier time; previous" |
beneath "under, below" |
behind "in back, to the rear" |
building names |
before the fire-house, before the church, before George Washington Bridge |
beneath the fire-house, before the church, White House, beneath George Washington Bridge |
behind the fire-house, behind the church, behind George Washington Bridge |
place/country names
|
before Beijing, before Italy | beneath Beijing, beneath Italy | behind Beijing, behind Italy |
river, lake and mountain names
|
before the Yellow River, before Michigan Lake, before the Everest |
beneath the Yellow River, beneath Michigan Lake, Victoria, beneath the Everest |
behind the Yellow River, behind Michigan Lake, Victoria, behind the Everest |
things |
before the table, before the shirt, before (the) flowers |
beneath the table, beneath the shirt, beneath (the) flowers |
behind the table, behind the shirt, behind (the) flowers |
date |
before December 31, 2009 | none |
none |
time |
before 12 p.m., before the noon, before 12 a.m. |
none |
behind 12 p.m., behind the noon, behind 12 a.m. |
pronouns
|
before me, before you |
beneath me; beneath you |
none |
people's names |
before Xin, before Mark |
beneath Xin,beneath Mark |
behind Xin, behind Mark |
concepts |
before success, before luxury, before greed |
none |
behind success, behind luxury, behind greed |
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