{"id":732,"date":"2011-02-08T02:11:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T02:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-36-prepositions-that-are-synonyms\/"},"modified":"2015-09-11T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T19:00:18","slug":"day-36-prepositions-that-are-synonyms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-36-prepositions-that-are-synonyms\/","title":{"rendered":"day 36: prepositions that are synonyms"},"content":{"rendered":"
We have already learned prepositions that are antonyms (opposite). Now for our last day of preposition work, we will learn prepositions that are synonyms (meaning the same or almost the same). <\/div>\n
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First a little mnemonic for antonyms and opposites!<\/div>\n
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Antonyms\u2014Opposite (both begin with vowel sounds\u2014ant\u2014opp)<\/div>\n
Synonyms\u2014Same (both begin with S\u2014syn\u2014same)<\/div>\n
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When you consider that prepositions show position, it makes sense that if you know one preposition that means a certain direction (i.e. over), then other words that mean the same thing may also be prepositions (above, on top of, etc.).<\/div>\n
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Consider these prepositions that might be considered synonyms\u2014if you know one from each list, you are likely to be able to think of the others:<\/div>\n
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1. aboard<\/div>\n
            <\/span>a. on<\/div>\n
            <\/span>b. atop<\/div>\n
            <\/span>c. atop of<\/div>\n
            <\/span>d. astride<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
2. about<\/div>\n
    \n
      \n
    1. amid<\/li>\n
    2. amidst<\/li>\n
    3. among<\/li>\n
    4. amongst<\/li>\n
    5. around<\/li>\n
    6. by<\/li>\n
    7. near<\/li>\n
    8. next to<\/li>\n
    9. round<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    10. above <\/li>\n
        \n
      1. atop<\/li>\n
      2. atop of<\/li>\n
      3. on<\/li>\n
      4. on top of<\/li>\n
      5. over<\/li>\n
      6. up<\/li>\n
      7. upon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n
        <\/div>\n
          \n
        1. Against<\/li>\n
            \n
          1. anti<\/li>\n
          2. barring<\/li>\n
          3. despite<\/li>\n
          4. in spite of<\/li>\n
          5. opposite of<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          6. Ahead<\/li>\n
              \n
            1. ahead of<\/li>\n
            2. before<\/li>\n
            3. in front<\/li>\n
            4. in front of<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            5. Along<\/li>\n
                \n
              1. about<\/li>\n
              2. alongside<\/li>\n
              3. alongside of<\/li>\n
              4. Along with<\/li>\n
              5. Amid<\/li>\n
              6. Amidst<\/li>\n
              7. Among<\/li>\n
              8. Amongst<\/li>\n
              9. At<\/li>\n
              10. Beside<\/li>\n
              11. Besides<\/li>\n
              12. Round<\/li>\n
              13. Close<\/li>\n
              14. Close to<\/li>\n
              15. By means of<\/li>\n
              16. Near to<\/li>\n
              17. Next to<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
              18. amid\/amidst<\/li>\n
                  \n
                1. about<\/li>\n
                2. against<\/li>\n
                3. among<\/li>\n
                4. amongst<\/li>\n
                5. around<\/li>\n
                6. at<\/li>\n
                7. beside<\/li>\n
                8. beside of<\/li>\n
                9. by<\/li>\n
                10. next to<\/li>\n
                11. round<\/li>\n
                12. through<\/li>\n
                13. throughout<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                14. anti<\/li>\n
                    \n
                  1. across from<\/li>\n
                  2. against<\/li>\n
                  3. barring<\/li>\n
                  4. opposite<\/li>\n
                  5. opposite of<\/li>\n
                  6. versus<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                  7. around<\/li>\n
                      \n
                    1. about<\/li>\n
                    2. amid <\/li>\n
                    3. amidst<\/li>\n
                    4. among<\/li>\n
                    5. amongst<\/li>\n
                    6. aside<\/li>\n
                    7. aside of<\/li>\n
                    8. circa<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                    9. aside<\/li>\n
                        \n
                      1. along<\/li>\n
                      2. alongside<\/li>\n
                      3. alongside<\/li>\n
                      4. aside of<\/li>\n
                      5. beside <\/li>\n
                      6. beside of<\/li>\n
                      7. by<\/li>\n
                      8. next<\/li>\n
                      9. next to<\/li>\n
                      10. close to<\/li>\n
                      11. near to<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                      12. astride<\/li>\n
                          \n
                        1. a. atop<\/li>\n
                        2. atop of<\/li>\n
                        3. on<\/li>\n
                        4. on top of<\/li>\n
                        5. over<\/li>\n
                        6. up<\/li>\n
                        7. upon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                        8. at<\/li>\n
                            \n
                          1. beside<\/li>\n
                          2. beside of<\/li>\n
                          3.  <\/span>by<\/li>\n
                          4. toward<\/li>\n
                          5. close to<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                          6. barring<\/li>\n
                              \n
                            1. anti<\/li>\n
                            2. opposite<\/li>\n
                            3. opposite of<\/li>\n
                            4. outside<\/li>\n
                            5. outside of<\/li>\n
                            6. due to<\/li>\n
                            7. except for<\/li>\n
                            8. save<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                            9. before<\/li>\n
                                \n
                              1. ahead <\/li>\n
                              2. ahead of<\/li>\n
                              3. in front of<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                              4. behind<\/li>\n
                                  \n
                                1. beyond<\/li>\n
                                2. following<\/li>\n
                                3. in back<\/li>\n
                                4. in back of<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n
                                  The purpose behind the \u201csynonym prepositions\u201d is two-fold: (1) help students realize that if a word is a preposition (and they know that one), then more than likely other words that mean the same thing and fit in the same space are probably prepositions as well; (2) to help students think of even more prepositions\u2014that they might not realize they know. Again, if a student learns to recognize prepositions well, he will recognize prepositional phrases well and will be able to isolate them (mentally, at least) in his sentences to achieve correct subject-verb agreement. (Also, it will help in using prepositional phrase openers in sentences  <\/span>and punctuating them correctly.)<\/div>\n
                                  <\/div>\n
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                                  We have already learned prepositions that are antonyms (opposite). Now for our last day of preposition work, we will learn prepositions that are synonyms (meaning the same or almost the same). First a little mnemonic for antonyms and opposites! 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