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Preposition Use - in / at / on - prepositions of place

Preposition Use - in / at / on - prepositions of place

IN

Use 'in' with spaces:

  • in a room / in a building
  • in a garden / in a park

Use 'in' with bodies of water:

  • in the water
  • in the sea
  • in a river

Use 'in' with lines:

  • in a row / in a line
  • in a queue

AT

Use 'at' with places:

  • at the bus-stop
  • at the door
  • at the cinema
  • at the end of the street

Use 'at' with places on a page:

  • at the top of the page
  • at the bottom of the page

Use 'at' in groups of people:

  • at the back of the class
  • at the front of the class

ON

Use 'on' with surfaces:

  • on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor
  • on the table

Use 'on' with small islands:

  • I stayed on Maui.

Use 'on' with directions:

  • on the left
  • on the right
  • straight on

IMPORTANT NOTES

In / at / on the corner

We say 'in the corner of a room', but 'at the corner (or 'on the corner') of a street'

In / at / on the front

  • We say 'in the front / in the back' of a car
  • We say 'at the front / at the back' of buildings / groups of people
  • We say 'on the front / on the back' of a piece of paper

 

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