Between Things
Prepositions of Place
In
Use 'in' in a spatial sense:
Example:
He's making his proposal in the conference room.
The headquarters for the business-friendly international NGO was built in Las Vegas.
Into
Use 'into' when you move from one space into another space.
Example:
Gene's ideas crossed over into public policy.
Despite the limited seating capacity Steve Martin strolled into the hall.
On
Use 'on' with one object is 'on' another object such as various surfaces:
Example:
We spray painted the name of our favorite charity on the billboard advertisement.
We printed our publication on glossy paper.
Onto
Use 'onto' to indicate movement when taking something from some place and putting it onto an object such as a table, countertop, etc.
Example:
I set the public relations manual onto the table.
We worked to get our public relations campaigns onto the air as news.
Near
Use 'near' when an object is close to another object
Example:
Strangely the headquarters for that charity is located near the headquarters for the CIA.
In 1968 the citizens of the world came near to seizing power.
In Front Of
Use 'in front of' when an object is placed ahead of another object.
Example:
He makes sure to mask his racism in front of people of color.
We presented our new quota levels in front of the canvassers.
Between
Use 'between' when one object is in the middle of two other objects.
Example:
We posted our code of conduct policy in the basement between the door for the storage closet and the hot water pipe.
This regulation falls between city and state level organizations.