DESTINATION POSITION
Ann went to Oxford as the result
Ann was at Oxford Ann climbed onto the roof
as the result Ann was on the roof
Ann dived into the water as the result
Ann was in the water
c. Source or Negative Position: away, from, off, out of
There is a cause and effect relation with negative destination and position parallel to that of positive destination and position.
Example; Tom got out of the water
-Tom is out of the water
d. Relative Position
Apart from simple position, preposition may express the relative position of two object of group of object.
Example: We placed the skis on top of the car.
e. Space
Other prepositions denoting space are by, beside, with, near, between among, around.
Example: He was standing beside the door at the side of
f. Relative Destination: over, under, behind
As well as relative position, the preposition that have function as relative position can also express relative destination.
Example: He threw a blanket over here.
g. Passage: over, behind, under
With verbs of motion, preposition may express the idea of passage movement toward and then away from a place, as well as destination.
Example: He jumped over a ditch
Someone ran behind the goalposts.
h. Passage: across, through, past
The sense of ‘passage’ is the primary locative function attached to across dimension type 1 or 2, through dimension type 2 or 3 and past the passage
equivalent to by which may also, however, be substituted for past in a ‘passage’ sense.
i. Movement with reference to a Directional Path: up, down, along
The prepositions above with verb of motion make up a group of preposition expressing movement with reference to an axis or directional path.
j. Orientation: beyond, over, past, up, across
Most prepositions which express relative destination, passage and movement with reference to a directional path can be used in a static sense of
orientation Example:
The live across the moors
k. Resultative Meaning: from, out of, over, past
Preposition which have the meaning of motion can usually have also a static resultative meaning when combined with be, indicating the state of having
reached the destination.
