Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Prepositions of place: in, on, at, next to====== =====Introduction===== <html><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/94_05be72afbab56295822b37fd4b13827e.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="425" height="281" id="94" style="width: 170px; height: 118px;" alt="flowers laptop desk on PC home office computer" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/94_05be72afbab56295822b37fd4b13827e.jpg"></a> <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>The laptop is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">on </span>the desk. The cup is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">next to </span>the laptop. The flowers are <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">in </span>a vase.</strong></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong></strong></span><br></p></html> =====Definition===== <html> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; ;'>We use the prepositions 'in', 'on', 'at' and 'next to' to for<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 102);"> </span>location and position.</span></b></p> <br></html> =====Uses===== ^ ^ **Uses** ^ **Examples** ^ | **in** | **An enclosed space**|**<color blue>in</color> a box, a bag, a room, a cupboard, a cup**| |:::|**Towns, cities, states, countries, continents etc.**|**<color blue>in</color> Birmingham, Kent, California, Japan, Asia**| |:::|**Other large areas**|**<color blue>in</color> the countryside, a neighbourhood, a district, a park, a car park, a garden, the world**| |:::|**Roads**|**<color blue>in</color> a street, a road, an avenue, the High Street, Bingley Road [UK]**| |:::|**Pictures and documents**|**<color blue>in</color>** **a picture, a photo, a painting, a report, an email, a contract, a newspaper, a magazine,a book, a film** | |:::|**Some (smaller) forms of transport**|**<color blue>in</color> a car, a taxi, a helicopter, an open boat** | | **on** |**A surface - horizontal or vertical**|**on** **the table, the wall, a shelf, a screen,** **a plate, a face, a head, page 2, the front cover of the book, the menu**| |:::|**Transport and travel**|**<color blue>on</color> a bus, train, a boat, a ship, a flight, a trip, a journey, a picnic, a bike ride, a break, holiday**| |:::|**Some locations** |**<color blue>on</color> the left, the right, the side, the coast, the beach, the 2****<sup>nd</sup> floor**\\ **<color blue>on</color> an island, a farm, a college campus**\\ **<color blue>on</color> a road/street/avenue etc. [mainly US]**\\ **<color blue>on</color> a motorway, the High Street, Oxford Street [i.e. main roads] **| | **on (the) top of** |**At the highest point of something tall or high**|**<color blue>on</color> top of** **a cupboard, wardrobe, a hill, a mountain **| | **at** |**Some locations that are buildings**| **<color blue>at</color> the cinema, the theatre, the pub, a restaurant, work, home, school, university**| |:::|**Some other locations**|**<color blue>at</color> the beach, the lake**| |:::|**A point on a journey**|**<color blue>at</color> a junction, traffic lights, a corner, a bus stop**| |:::|**An address**|**<color blue>at</color> 88 Bingley Road, 10 Downing Street** | |:::|**Positions**|**<color blue>at</color> the back, the front, the top, the bottom, the end** | ===== 'In’ and ‘out’ ===== **As adverbs, these can be used alone to mean 'here' or 'not here':** * **"Can I speak to Jack, please?"** * **"Sorry, he's not <color blue>in</color> today. Can I take a message?" [not at work]** * **I'm the only person at home today. Everyone else is <color blue>out</color>. [not at home]** * **We're going* <color blue>out</color> later, maybe to the cinema; we're not sure yet.** * **I didn't hear you come <color blue>in</color> last night; what time was it?** [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]] =====Examples===== <html><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><table style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p><strong> </strong></td><td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p><strong> </strong></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 9.0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/90_bc57f3855fa967dd5f93625175205ef4.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="199" height="197" id="90" style="width: 120px; height: 101px;" alt="tea, man, woman, homme, femme old couple" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/90_bc57f3855fa967dd5f93625175205ef4.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 9.0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>They're <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">in</span> an office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p> </td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/8_7d87d17a832ebf9b2da2970c64bc27d2.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="131" height="87" id="8" style="width: 141px; height: 99px;" alt="London City Ville England" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/8_7d87d17a832ebf9b2da2970c64bc27d2.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>She's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">in</span> London.</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p> </td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/41_aa7aa677f8e2a008b63ebd6b483907cd.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="124" height="169" id="41" style="width: 102px; height: 128px;" alt="femme, woman, assistant, secretary, telephone, sécretaire" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/41_aa7aa677f8e2a008b63ebd6b483907cd.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>She's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">at</span> the</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <b>reception desk.</b></span></p> </td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 9.0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/87_138627ee25e69c5fbdff3dbed299a336.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="424" height="282" id="87" style="width: 189px; height: 122px;" alt="open-plan office bureau open space employees employés busy occupé working work travailler computers ordinateurs desks" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/87_138627ee25e69c5fbdff3dbed299a336.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 9.0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>They're <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">at </span>work.</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p> </td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1891_5e29bcccc38a5c32510face138b868b7.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="175" height="140" id="1891" style="width: 149px; height: 109px;" alt="sofá_sofa" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1891_5e29bcccc38a5c32510face138b868b7.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Emily is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">on</span> the sofa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/556_811ebc9a93735531f21aa9c1610418d6.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="2379" height="1673" id="556" style="width: 179px; height: 109px;" alt="wine, red, white, glasses" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/556_811ebc9a93735531f21aa9c1610418d6.jpg"></a><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/556_811ebc9a93735531f21aa9c1610418d6.jpg" rel="image_show"><br></a></span></span></p> </td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 9.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/101_834ea05493798ff5a2da1f29b0c91582.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="426" height="281" id="101" style="width: 153px; height: 105px;" alt="pictures, plural, prepositions" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/101_834ea05493798ff5a2da1f29b0c91582.jpg"></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 9.0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>The pictures are <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">on</span> the wall.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 9.0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/43_e6a044874e2e9054f67fc15ac33aada6.jpg" rel="image_show"></a><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/43_e6a044874e2e9054f67fc15ac33aada6.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="149" height="223" id="43" style="width: 101px; height: 112px;" alt="man, woman, couple, restaurant, homme, femme gift celebrate" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/43_e6a044874e2e9054f67fc15ac33aada6.jpg"></a></span><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/43_e6a044874e2e9054f67fc15ac33aada6.jpg" rel="image_show"><br></a></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> </td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>The red wine is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">next to</span> the white wine.</span></b> </td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'><strong>Sue's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">next to </span>Jim.</strong></span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br></html>