UNIT 8: FASCINATING SABAH AND SARAWAK

Grammar
5.1.5: able to use prepositions correctly and appropriately (over, among)

The words over and among are prepositions of place.

Preposition Of Place Explanation Example

over To show movement from one side to the The ball is going over the box.
other side, or across something.

among In the middle of or surrounded by other The ball is among the box.
things.

Question: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. The monkey jumped ________________ the wall.

2. Miss sharmila is standing ______________ the teachers who are going to Sabah.
3. The plane flew _______________ the paddy fields before landing.
4. The workers built a bridge ______________ the river.
5. Encik Amir put the Sarawak vase ______________ the many vases that he has.
6. There is an orang-utan sitting _______________ the monkeys and squirrels.