AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUDIES ON LOCATIVE PREPOSITIONS
Abstract
One of the most difficult problems teachers and learners are faced with is how to teach and learn English prepositions. In fact, there have been several discussions, workbooks and studies on them with the purpose to help learners to understand more deeply, however, they still cause some difficulties. This article provides an overview of some studies related to prepositions in general and locative prepositions in particular.
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