Hello Everyone!!!
Here you are an explanation about some prepositions of place in English language.
Prepositions of place are used to say where the objects are placed on a surface.
Look at the tennis balls and taking in a count the wooden boxes.
Where are the tennis balls?
Examples
Ex n 1: The tennis ball is in the box
Ex n 2: The tennis ball is on the box
and so on....
In general, we use...
at for a POINT
in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
on for a SURFACE
at
POINT
|
in
ENCLOSED SPACE
|
on
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 front desk | in a car | on a page |
Look at these examples:
Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.
The shop is at the end of the street.
My plane stopped at Dubai.
When will you arrive at the office?
Do you work in an office?
I have a meeting in New York.
Do you live in Japan?
Jupiter is in the Solar System.
The author's name is on the cover of the book.
There are no prices on this menu.
You are standing on my foot.
There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.
I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.
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 |
Now, look at the picture below to learn the following preposition of place:
IN - ON - UNDER - BEHIND - NEXT TO
listen to the prepositions
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doing some exercises