- There was a barricade across the road.
To describe something’s position when it is at the opposite end from one’s position:
- We went to the restaurant across the road.
Over
‘Over’ is used in the following instances:
To describe something’s position when it is above something else:
- The bottle is in the cabinet over the sink in the kitchen.
To describe something’s position when it covers a surface:
- A white cloth had been spread over the corpse.
Along
‘Along’ is used to describe: