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Grammar Reference

towards The children came towards me.
o f Mark jumped o f the tree.
Prepositions of Place over The cat jumped over the table.
past He walked past me, but he didn’t see me.
in The clothes are in the wardrobe.
on The painting is on the wall.
at Lisa is standing at the bus stop. Module 5
under The cat is sleeping under the table.
Defi nite article 'the'
near Is there a supermarket near here?
‘the’ is used:
behind There is a girl behind that tree.
• for somebody or something speci ic or already
over There’s a colourful poster over my desk. mentioned.
opposite The post o ice is opposite the bank. A: There’s a new car in the street.
in Africa, in Argentina, in Los Angeles, in WivenhoePublications
next to Cassie sat next to Bob at the cinema. B: Yes, it’s the car I bought yesterday.
• for things that are unique.
in front of Peter sits in front of me in class.
the Earth, the Pyramids
between The bookshop is between the restaurant
and the shopping centre. • with the superlative of adjectives/adverbs.
Joan is the best dancer of all.
round The children are sitting round the My canary sings the most beautifully of all.
camp ire.
• before names of seas, rivers, oceans and deserts.
above Let’s put a light above the table. the Black Sea, the Thames, the Indian Ocean, the
against He placed the bookcase against the wall. Kalahari Desert
• before groups of islands, mountain ranges and
NOTE countries in the plural.
the Azores, the Alps, the Netherlands
The prepositions on, in and at are used in various other
expressions. • before nationalities, when we refer to the whole
on: with the expressions: on the left (side), on the right nation.
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(side) The Chinese invented paper thousands of years ago.
in: with names of continents, countries, cities, villages: • before people’s surnames, when we refer to the
whole family.
with expressions: the top/bottom left-hand/right- The Simpsons came to see us last night.
hand corner of the page • before names of hotels, restaurants, theatres,
at: with con ined areas: at the cinema, at the airport, at cinemas and newspapers.
the station, etc. the Ritz, the National Theatre, the Guardian
with addresses: He lives at 58 Park Road. • before musical instruments.
with the expressions: at work, at home, at school, My son plays the drums.
the top/bottom of the page • before the cardinal points.

Prepositions of Movement Sussex is to the south of London.
‘the’ is not used:
to Are you going to the library?
• before names of people, streets, islands, mountains,
up Walk up this road. cities, countries and continents.
down Go down Park Road. Joe Black, Oxford Street, Corsica, Everest, Rome,
into Don’t come into the house with those dirty Turkey, Africa
shoes! • before names of days and months.
on Monday / in July
out of Kelly walked out of the shop.
• before plural countable nouns or uncountable
onto I threw my book onto the bed.
nouns when we are talking about something in
through This road goes through the park. general.
across Walk across the street. Tigers are wild animals.
My brother likes chocolate.
along Walk along King Street and then turn left.
• before abstract nouns (love, hope, beauty, etc.).
from Kevin comes home from work at 6 o’clock.
You mustn’t lose hope.
round Stop running round the garden!
• before names of magazines, sports, games, colours
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