Adverbials Of Direction

We use prepositions to talk about direction

across
onto
along
out of
back
past
back to
through
down
to
into
towards

➧ She ran out of the house.
➧ Walk past the bank and keep going to the end of the street.


We use adverbs and adverb phrases for both location and direction

everywhere
anywhere
somewhere
nowhere
abroad
away
here
there
indoors
outdoors
inside
outside
upstairs
downstairs
up
down
home
back
in
out


➧ I would love to see Paris. I've never been there. place
➧ We're going to Paris. We fly there tomorrow. direction

➧ The bedroom is upstairs. place
➧ He ran upstairs to the bedroom. direction


We often have adverbials of direction or location at the end of a clause

➧ His is the room we have our meals in.
➧ Be careful you don't let the cat out.
➧ There were only a few people around.
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