Prepositions: Direction

along
in a line matching the length of something
along
That's my sister running along the beach.
onto
to a position that is on something
onto
Look who's trying to climb onto the chair!
over
Adverb in an upward and forward direction across something
over
He's jumping over the wall.
past
Preposition up to and beyond a person or place
past
Will #10 get the ball past the defenseman?
through
Adverb used to indicate the path that someone moves along
through
Lots of people jog through Riverside Park.
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