PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

                                  PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

WHAT IS PREPOSITION OF PLACE

A PREPOSITION OF PLACE  IS A PREPOSITION WHICH IS USED TO REFER TO A PLACE WHERE SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS LOCATED 

I wont explain these prepositions in Portuguese. NEEDED MEANINGS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED

 The green ball, watch where the ball is (position of the ball)

• Preposition IN: THE BALL IS IN     (DENTRO) THE BOX
• Preposition ON: THE BALL IS ON      (EM\NA\NO)THE BOX
• Preposition UNDER: THE BALL IS UNDER     (  DE BAIXO) THE BOX 
• Preposition NEXT TO: THE BALL IS NEXT TO     ( AO LADO) THE BOX
• Preposition BEHIND: the ball is behind        ( ATRÁS) the box
• Preposition  IN FRONT OF: THE BALL IS IN FRONT OF    ( EM FRENTE DE) THE BOX
• Preposition BETWEEN: THE BALL IS BETWEEN     ( ENTRE) THE BOX

                 SOME PREPOSITIONS THAT MEAN THE SAME THING 

1. NEXT TO = BESIDE           ( AO LADO)
2. BELOW = BENEATH          (ABAIXO)
3. CLOSE TO\ BY =   NEAR      (   PERTO \ DE \DA) 
4. IN = INSIDE        (DENTRO \ DE\ DA)
5. BETWEEN = AMONG  ( ENTRE)
6. UNDER = UNDERNEATH  ( DE BAIXO)
7. ON = ONTOP OF  (EM CIMA)
8. BEHIND = IN THE BACK OF ( ATRÁS)
9. ABOVE = OVER  (ACIMA\ SOBRE)  IS USED WHEN TWO OBJECTS ARE NOT TOUCHING

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE USING THE IMAGE BELOW

• THE CURTAINS ARE--------------------------- THE WINDOW
• THE WINDOW IS---------------------------------- THE CURTAINS
• THE LAMP  IS----------------------------------- THE BOOKSHELF
• THE T-SHIRT IS---------------------------- THE FLOOR
• THE BOOK IS -------------- THE DESK
• THE SHOES ARE ------------------ THE DRAWER
• THE PORTRAIT IS ABOVE  THE BED
• THE CHAIR IS --------------------------- THE DESK
• THE NIGHT STAND IS -------------------------------- THE DESK
• THE LAMP IS ----------------------------------THE NIGHT STAND
• THE T-SHIRT ------------------------------THE CHAIR
• THERE ARE BOOKS ---------------------THE SHELF

                                                         ABOVE AND BELOW

UNDER AND BELOW

HOW TO USE CLOSE TO\ BY \NEAR

These words all mean the same thing - that the distance between the two object is small.

careful not to use the "close to" is the only one that uses the word " to.

It is incorrect to say: The ball is nearby the Tree  or the ball is near to the tree

• The ball is close to the tree
• The ball is near the tree
• The ball is by the tree

Nearby is used without a direct object. it is generally used at the end of a sentence or phrase.

• The ball is nearby the tree
• There´s a tree with a ball nearby