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Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of Place: at, in, on

In general, we use:


at

in

on

POINT

ENCLOSED SPACE

SURFACE

at the corner

in the garden

on the wall

at the bus stop

in London

on the ceiling

at the door

in France

on the door

at the top of the page

in a box

on the cover

at the end of the road

in my pocket

on the floor

at the entrance

in my wallet

on the carpet

at the crossroads

in a building

on the menu

at the entrance

in a car

on a page


Look at these examples:


Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these standard expressions:


at

in

on

at home

in a car

on a bus

at work

in a taxi

on a train

at school

in a helicopter

on a plane

at university

in a boat

on a ship

at college

in a lift (elevator)

on a bicycle, on a motorbike

at the top

in the newspaper

on a horse, on an elephant

at the bottom

in the sky

on the radio, on television

at the side

in a row

on the left, on the right

at reception

in Oxford Street

on the way




Prepositions of place


The preposition AT is used in the following descriptions of place/position:


With specific places/points in space:


With public places and shops:


With addresses:


With events:



The preposition ON is used in the following descriptions of place/position:


With surfaces, or things that can be thought of as surfaces:


With roads/streets, or other things that can be thought of as a line, e.g.: rivers:



The preposition IN is used in the following descriptions of place/position:


With geographical regions:




With cities, towns and larger areas:


With buildings/rooms and places that can be thought of as surrounding a person or object on all sides:


With containers:


With liquids and other substances, to show what they contain:


Summary:

At - a specific place or position in space.

On - the position of something in relation to a surface.

In - the position of something in relation to the things that surround it.





More prepositions of place

Prepositions of Place



after




She slammed the door

after

her.

They ran

after

the thief.

among



I enjoy being

among

my friends.

I found my handbag

among

my luggage.

at



The secretary was sitting

at

her desk.

The man was standing

at

the taxi stand.

behind



The car park is

behind

the building.

He never won a race, he was always

behind

the others.

between



The prisoner sat

between

the two policemen.

I held the pen

between

my thumb and fingers.

in



The pen was

in

the drawer.

He lives

in

South Africa.

in front of



The teacher stands

in front of

the class.

The car was parked

in front of

the garage.

next to / beside / by



In my English lesson I always sit

next to/
beside/by

my friend.

The bank is

next to/
beside/by

the hotel.

on



The painting was hanging

on

the wall.

The boy was sitting

on

the chair.

over/above



The sign hanging

over/above

the door read 'No smoking'.

I put the tablecoth

over

the table.

I enjoy watching the planes fly

above

me.

under / below



The temperature outside was

below

Zero.

The woman was sheltering

under

a tree.

When flying I enjoy watching the clouds

below

me.

The children hid

under

the table.




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