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The document discusses prepositions of place and provides examples of their usage. It defines several common prepositions of place including: in front of, behind, between, across from/opposite, next to/beside, near/close to, on, above/over, and under/below. For each preposition, it provides a definition and one or more examples to illustrate how that preposition is used to indicate spatial relationships and locations.

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Language Features of Descriptive Text2

The document discusses prepositions of place and provides examples of their usage. It defines several common prepositions of place including: in front of, behind, between, across from/opposite, next to/beside, near/close to, on, above/over, and under/below. For each preposition, it provides a definition and one or more examples to illustrate how that preposition is used to indicate spatial relationships and locations.

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LANGUAGE FEATURES OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Names of group members

R. Hardella Anugraini
Dwi Putri Rizky Dyanti
Elviano Sukma Fadillah
Fitri Annisa Rista
M.Adib Irfandi
M.Irvan Arrahman
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
What is a preposition of place?

A preposition of place is a preposition which is used to refer to a place


where something or someone is located. There are prepositions of place,
however they can be used to discuss an almost endless number of places.

• In front of
The prepositional expression in front of means ‘close to the front of
something or someone’. It is the opposite of behind:
Example:
A band plays their music in front of an audience.
The teacher stands in front of the students.
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• Behind
Behind is the opposite of In front of. It means at the back
(part) of something.
Example:
When the teacher writes on the whiteboard, the
students are behind him (or her).
Who is that person behind the mask?

• Between
Between normally refers to something in the middle of
two objects or things (or places).
Example:
There are mountains between Chile and Argentina.
The number 5 is between the number 4 and 6.
• Across From / Opposite
Across from and Opposite mean the same thing. It usually refers to
something being in front of something else BUT there is normally
something between them like a street or table. It is similar to
saying that someone is on the other side of something.
Example:
I live across from a supermarket
The chess players sat opposite each other before they began their
game.

• Next to / Beside
Next to and Beside mean the same thing. It usually refers to a
thing (or person) that is at the side of another thing.
Example:
At a wedding, the bride stands next to the groom.
He walked beside me as we went down the street.
• Near / Close to
Near and Close to mean the same thing. It is similar to next
to / beside but there is more of a distance between the two
things.
Example:
The receptionist is near the front door.
This building is near a subway station.

• On
On means that something is in a position that is physically
touching, covering or attached to something.
Example:
The clock on the wall is slow.
He put the food on the table.
• Above / Over
Above and Over have a similar meaning. The both mean "at a higher position
than X" but above normally refers to being directly (vertically) above you.
Example:
Planes normally fly above the clouds.
We put a sun umbrella over the table so we wouldn't get so hot
Over can also mean: physically covering the surface of something and is often
used with the word All as in All over.
Over is often used as a Preposition of Movement too.
• Under / Below
Under and Below have a similar meaning. They mean at a lower level.
(Something is above it).
Example:
Your legs are under the table.
Miners work below the surface of the Earth.
Sometimes we use the word underneath instead of under and beneath instead
of below. There is no difference in meaning those they are less common
nowadays.
Under is often used as a Preposition of Movement too

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