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Hello everyone I am new here .I want to learn prepositions I always find them confusing .if there is anyone interested in teaching ??? :roll:
 

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Hello everyone. I am new here. I want to learn prepositions. I always find them confusing. [strike]I[/strike][strike]f there[/strike] Is anyone interested in teaching me? [strike]???[/strike] :roll:

Welcome to the forum. :hi:

Prepositions are confusing! They are very difficult for learners. I recommend learning an example sentence for each preposition in each of its uses.

Note my corrections to your post above, marked in red. It is important to follow these rules of written English:

- Start every sentence with a capital letter.
- End every sentence with a single, appropriate punctuation mark.
- Always capitalise the word "I".
- Do not put a space before a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
- Always put a space after a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
 

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Click here to see the most common prepositions. Try to use each one in a simple sentence and post them two or three at a time for us to comment on.

Use dictionaries (click here) to help you, and bookmark the OneLook website for future reference.
 

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Hello everyone. I am new here. I want to learn prepositions. I always find them confusing. [strike]I[/strike][strike]f there[/strike] Is anyone interested in teaching me? [strike]???[/strike] :roll:

Welcome to the forum. :hi:

Prepositions are confusing! They are very difficult for learners. I recommend learning an example sentence for each preposition in each of its uses.

Note my corrections to your post above, marked in red. It is important to follow these rules of written English:

- Start every sentence with a capital letter.
- End every sentence with a single, appropriate punctuation mark.
- Always capitalise the word "I".
- Do not put a space before a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
- Always put a space after a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
Thank you,very helpful ,I was never good using punctuation marks and never gave them much attention,but from now on I will use them :)
 

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Thank you Mr.rover

This is my fourth attempt of trying to reply to you.I don't know what's wrong with this forum but messages or replies are not being posted.I wanted to thank you for onelook website because I have been searching for similar website for a while and I will make sentences hope you check them:)
 

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about:what are you talking about john?
above:I saw a bird flying above our house.
 

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across: My aunt live across the street.
after:They came in after you went out.
 

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against: Are you with me or against me?
along:Come along and stay with me.
 

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Click here to see the most common prepositions. Try to use each one in a simple sentence and post them two or three at a time for us to comment on.

Use dictionaries (click here) to help you, and bookmark the OneLook website for future reference.
Thank you Mr.rover please check my sentences..
 

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Re: Thank you Mr.rover

This is my fourth attempt of trying to reply to you.I don't know what's wrong with this forum but messages or replies are not being posted.I wanted to thank you for onelook website because I have been searching for similar website for a while and I will make sentences hope you check them:)

With new members, posts containing links go into moderation and don't appear until someone has approved them. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but this is necessary to reduce advertising and spam. When you have posted ten times, it won't happen any more.
 

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Re: Thank you Mr.rover

This is my fourth attempt at trying to reply to you._I don't know what's wrong with this forum but messages or replies are not being posted._I wanted to thank you for the onelook website because I have been searching for a similar website for a while. I will make sentences and I hope you will check them.
Please note my amendments to your post. Ems wrote Always put a space after a comma, full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
 

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about:[space] What are you talking about, John?
above:[space] I saw a bird flying above our house.:tick:

across: My aunt lives across the street.
after:_They came in after you went out.:tick:

against: Are you with me or against me?:tick:
along:_Come along and stay with me.:tick:

Thank you Rover. Please check my sentences.

Please study my corrections to your posts and observe what we have told you about punctuation, spacing, etc.

After you have posted two or three sentences wait until you have received a reply before sending any more.
 

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Around: Little Johnny was running around that big tree.
At: Please look at me I want to tell you something.
 

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Thank you,very helpful ,I was never good using punctuation marks and never gave them much attention,but from now on I will use them :)

Bebe heart, please don't mind me saying this - even though you said ".. but from now on I will use them", you have not really used the rules posted by the teacher. Please read emsr2d2's corrections. The rules regarding the use of spaces and commas and full stops are mentioned in that post at the bottom.

It makes it easy to read your post if you follow these rules. Since the teachers are here to help us because of their kindness, we should try to make our posts as easy to read as possible, and not increase their work by making them read our posts again and again, and make them correct the same mistakes again.

I hope you understand. :)

Thank you
 
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Bebe heart, please don't mind me saying this - even though you said ".. but from now on I will use them", you have not really used the rules posted by the teacher. Please read emsr2d2's corrections. The rules regarding the use of spaces and commas and full stops are mentioned in that post at the bottom.

It makes it easy to read your post if you follow these rules. Since the teachers are here to help us because of their kindness, we should try to make our posts as easy to read as possible, and not increase their work by making them read our posts again and again, and make them correct the same mistakes again:cry:

I hope you understand. :)

Thank you
Thank you sir. I will try not to make same mistakes. My apologies to the teachers.:-|
 

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Before: Before I say anything. You must sit down.

Behind: They always talk behind my back.
 

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Below: john lives in the apartment below.
 

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