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Under, Over, by The Clover
Under, Over, by The Clover
po sitio n:A
Pre t
word thanoun
a
connectns oun to
or pro rds in a
other woence.
sent
by Brian P. Cleary
p osi i
t
o
ns
e
Pr s whe
r
e,
u
ow
sh
Like in
your bed,
beside the chair —
Under,
over,
by the
clover,
About,
above,
or next to
R
over.
T
h
ey
tell us
ti me n
a
d a
l so pla
ce,
Like past 9:30,
in your face.
after school,
in
between
the pond
and pool.
since
t
h
e olden days,
Ever
ther
e’s
b
e
e
n a silly myt
h
That
prepositions
aren’t correct
to end a sentence with .
l ly,
a r ef u
But write y
ou ce c
r senten
r t h a t
and
yo
u
’
l
l discove
Ending
with a
preposition
Prepositions
give
direction
Or Charlie danced
the Charleston
over on the green,
Across
the way,
toward
Mississippi,
Through
the yard
of Chris, the hippie.
ositi n
o
s
e p
Pr do thei
r
j
ob
in a way
that just
amazes—
ing n
u
o
ns
and p r on
Relat oun
s
way up
there,
I hid beneath
Into, inside,
Home by way
of Timbuktu.
when
where
how
so, what is a
Preposition?
Do you know?
BRIAN GABLE lives and works in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife,
Teresa, and two children, Kristin and Stephen.
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