PREPOSITIONS

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Between and Among

Between is used to refer to two persons or things

E.g.: Can you spot the differences between the two products?
Among is used to refer to more than two persons or

things E.g.: There is no co-operations among the party leaders.

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At as a Preposition of Place
1st pattern

At+the+place within a city or town The women are at the supermarket, bus stop, mall, restaurant, theatre, university.
2nd pattern

At+address She lives at 3575 North 52nd Street, apartment 10

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 3rd Pattern

At+the+place within another place He was waiting in the room at the door He likes to sit in his apartment at the windows facing the park. ..at the counter, desk, table At indicates a place of attendance 1st Pattern Be+at+place or meal of regular attendance The children are at school
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 We aren't allowed to watch television when we are at

dinner. at church, class, home, practice, breakfast, lunch, dinner

2nd Pattern Be+at+noun of event They are at the movies .at a concert, celebration, party, wedding, reunion, game, lecture, function.
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Between and And

When indicating time period, in terms of hours, days,

years or centuries, we tend to use between and to. This is incorrect, between and and is the correct usage. Incorrect: The meeting will take place between 2 to 5 p.m Correct: The meeting will take place between 2 and 5 p.m Incorrect: The interviews will be held between 15th September to 30th September. Correct: The interviews will be held between 15th September and 30th September. 2012 Godot Media

Omission of Prepositions
We tend to leave out prepositions where they are

necessary, and as a result, the sentence becomes incorrect and meaningless. In the examples, the words in brackets are often omitted, which they shouldnt be. E.g.: I disposed (of) my old furniture. We have two hands to work (with). He asked me (for) a favor. I objected (to) his smoking in the room

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Unnecessary Use of Prepositions

It is also wrong to use a preposition when it is

unnecessary. The prepositions highlighted in bold are redundant and should be avoided. Eg: I ordered for ten copies of the book He violated against the law of the state. The committee investigated into the politicians assassination. The CEO entered into the boardroom Please sign on this bond. Can you explain about how the blog is written?
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Ending sentences with prepositions

To avoid awkward sentence structure, we should avoid

ending sentences with prepositions Acceptable: This is the table Im planning to put the laptop on Better: This is the table on which Im planning to put the laptop Acceptable: We received everything we asked for. Better: We received everything we requested. Acceptable: Whom should I give the parcel to? Better: To whom should I give the parcel?
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 But in these instances, the use of prepositions is

mandatory for the sentence to make complete sense, and be grammatically correct. (These sentences also do not sound awkward) E.g.: The watchman seemed to know what the sign stood for. The customer invariably gets what he pays for.

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Bibliography
The Most Common Mistakes in English Usage,

Thomas Elliott Berry, Mc-Graw Hill The Ins and Outs of Prepositions, Jean Yates

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