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Ahmad and I went to New York yesterday.

Ahmad and I went to New York yesterday.

Sarah and her friend visited my family and me yesterday.


Sarah and her friend visited my family and me yesterday.

I slept in the room.


I slept in the room.

My uncle and his family live above.


My uncle and his family live above.

"above" in the previous sentence cannot be a preposition, because in Arabic all prepositions
have to have an "after preposition" after them. You can't have a preposition without
anything after it. So, then what is "above" in this sentence? It's a word that tells us the place
of the verb; therefore, it's red.

Rule: In Arabic every preposition has to have an "after preposition" (or "ap" for short) after
it. If a word seems to be a preposition but doesn't have an "ap" after it, it's not a preposition.

Noor and Khalid went to the mall today.


Noor and Khalid went to the mall today.

Our principal will call my parents tonight.


Our principal will call my parents tonight.

My friends and I watch funny cartoons.


My friends and I watch funny cartoons.

My dad sold the family's old car yesterday.


My dad sold the family's old car yesterday.

Yusuf and Musa bought a new magazine today.


Yusuf and Musa bought a new magazine today.

That is today's newspaper.


That is today's newspaper.

Today is a good day.


Today is a good day.

Note that in the last three sentences we see "today" in different colors. I gave you these
three sentences to show you that "today" doesn't have to be the time of a verb (although
that's what it usually is).

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