Prepositionsofplace
- 1. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE AT, IN, ON
- 2. AT We use "at" when talking about positions or locations. when we give directions Turn left at the traffic light.
- 3. with social activities. We met them at the party.
- 4. After arrive + building I arrived late at the cinema.
- 5. with addresses if we give the house number I live at 48 Floranes Street.
- 6. to talk about buildings or places when you’re thinking about what people do inside them. My neighbour works at the fishmonger’s. Let’s meet at the cinema.
- 7. in the expressions at home, at work, at school
- 8. IN We use "in" when talking about a position INSIDE something else. to talk about spaces that are three- dimensional (3D), like boxes, drawers, cupboards, rooms, houses… There are twenty nine pupils in my classroom. I’m in the kitchen.
- 9. With cities, countries, continents…. I live in Santander. Santander is in the north of Spain.
- 10. with expressions like in hospital (sick) in church in bed My cousin is in hospital.
- 11. with newspapers, books and magazines, I read it in the National Geography.
- 12. ON We use "on" when one thing is TOUCHING another. when we talk about 2D surfaces: walls, ceilings, shelves, tables, beaches, pages of a book, TV or computer screens… It’s on page 26. The dictionary is on the shelf
- 13. to talk about the position of something on a line, a road or a river. My house is on a quiet street. Paris is on the river Siene.
- 14. to talk about transport (except cars, we say in cars) I left my school bag on the bus. We’ll get a drink on the train. We go in my car.
- 15. Examples Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop. The shop is at the end of the street. My plane stops at Dubai airport and arrives in Bangkok two hours later. When do you usually 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 is a "no smoking" sign on the wall. I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.
- 16. 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/ train at work in a taxi on a plane/ship at school in a lift (elevator) On a bicyle/motorbike at university in the newspaper on a horse/ a camel/ at college in the sky an elephant at Reception in a row on the radio/ on TV at the bus stop in Oxford Street on the left/on the right at the door in the park on the wall at the top of the page in the garden on the ceiling at the bottom of the in London on the door page in France on the floor at the end of the road in a box on the cover in my pocket on the menu on page 34