Behind. Preposition governing the
objective case: In the photograph the statue stood behind her.”
Below. Preposition governing the
objective case: The shark prowled below him.”
Beneath. Preposition governing the
objective case: The earth shook beneath him during the quake.”
Beside, besides. Although
usage no longer makes
so clear a distinction between“beside” (next to, alongside of) and besides (in addition to, moreover,
standardEnglish prefers that the words not be confused I sat beside the door. Two other people besides me sat beside the door While beside is sometimes acceptable in the sense of in addition to besides is a clearly incorrect spelling in the sense of next to.”
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