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Prepositions/help
Message from smart posted on 05-06-2015 at 19:24:49 (D | E | F)
Hello
Could you help me please?
Thank you for any reply.

The book is in the cupboard
Why can't I write?
The book is into the cupboard

The cat is under the table
Why can't I write?
The cat is below the table

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Edited by lucile83 on 05-06-2015 22:11

Re: Prepositions/help from razzor, posted on 05-06-2015 at 22:35:14 (D | E)
Hello,

The preposition 'into' is a compound adjective made up of in + to.
It is a preposition that denotes some kind of movement.
For example
"The spider crawled into the cupboard"
Here, we have a movement because the spider moved from outside the cupboard to inside the cupboard.
As for the sentence "The book is in the cupboard", there is no movement involved (books can't move anyway!).

The difference between 'under' and 'below' is very subtle.
'Under' describes something that is very close to the object.
If you are talking about where something is located, 'under' is generally the right preposition to use. If you are in doubt, use 'under'.
'Below' is usually used in the sense of 'lower than'.
Link

Maybe this link will help.

Re: Prepositions/help from violet91, posted on 06-06-2015 at 11:45:19 (D | E)
Hello ,
I shall add to the explanation above :
1 ) When you speak of something or somebody inside a place , you use ' in' .
A book standing on a shelf doesn't move at all . Whenever you use the preposition 'to ' or a compound preposition containing it like ' into' , you express a movement in the direction of , towards...and the action or process of penetrating something .
Into implies both things : an entry and ' final ' location where a thing ( a book is inanimate) or a person stays for a short time , for a while or forever .

2 ) As for ' under ' , I should say you use it much more widely than 'below' . Actually it can suit all situations .
You will find ' below' more often at the bottom of a poster , a page , an advert , an add , a letter...under lines , I mean . Something notified under a passage or a photograph . Like underneath .

Hope this helps .

Re: Prepositions/help from smart, posted on 06-06-2015 at 17:22:04 (D | E)
Hello Friends,
Thanks for your reply.
Regards
Malaika

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