Grammar Prepositions – Lesson Seven – Against Preposition
In this grammar lesson, you learn about Against preposition in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Below, you will see the against preposition examples, that include how you use this preposition in a sentence. Just follow those examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Previous Grammar Preposition
In our previous grammar preposition lesson, we covered the After Preposition If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
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Against Preposition Examples
Follow below examples to see how to use against preposition in sentences.
1. He’s leaning against the fence.
(against = on)
2. The waves are crashing against the rocks.
3. The fighter in the yellow jersey has his opponent against the ropes, so he’ll probably win the fight.
4. This Turkish flag stands out brilliantly against a deep blue sky.
(“Against” sometimes means “in contrast.”)
5. She gets angry when something goes against her beliefs.
(“Go” is often used before “against” when describing disagreement.)
6. He protested against government spending on the military.
(“Against” is often used when someone is in opposition to something.)
7. A building developer wants to cut down this tree and build a new store, but this protester is against it.
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Next Grammar Preposition
In our next grammar preposition lesson, we will cover the Ahead Of Preposition Before moving to the next lesson, we suggest that you complete this lesson including its quizzes.
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