The use of prepositions in details
The prepositions of place at, in, on
Preposition |
Examples |
in |
We sit in the room. |
I see a house in the picture. |
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There are trout in the river. |
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He lives in Paris. |
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I found the picture in the paper. |
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He sits in the corner of the room. |
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There is a big tree in the middle of the garden. |
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He sits in the back of the car. |
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We arrive in Madrid. |
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He gets in the car. |
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She likes walking in the rain. |
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My cousin lives in the country. |
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There are kites in the sky. |
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He plays in the street. (BE) |
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She lives in a hotel. |
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The boys stand in a line. |
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He is in town. |
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I have to stay in bed. |
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The robber is in prison now. |
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You mustn’t park your car in front of the school. |
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at |
She sits at the desk. |
Open your books at page 10. |
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The bus stops at Graz. |
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I stay at my grandmother’s. |
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I stand at the door. |
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Look at the top of the page. |
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The car stands at the end of the street. |
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Can we meet at the corner of the street? |
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I met John at a party. |
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Write this information at the beginning of the letter. |
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Pat wasn’t at home yesterday. |
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I study economics at university. |
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The childen are at gandmother’s. |
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He’s looking at the park. |
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He always arrives late at school. |
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on |
The map lies on the desk. |
The picture is on page 10. |
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The photo hangs on the wall. |
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He lives on a farm. |
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Dresden lies on the river Elbe. |
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Men’s clothes are on the second floor. |
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He lives on Heligoland. |
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The shop is on the left. |
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My friend is on the way to Moscow. |
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When she was a little girl people saw unrealistic cowboy films on television. |
Variable Prepositions
Variable prepositions can be sub-divided into three groups: time, place and ‘important others’:
(a) Time
Prepositions of Time
(b) Place/Position
Prepositions of Place and Position (1/2)
Prepositions of Place and Position (2/2)
(c) ‘Other’
Other Useful Prepositions
Dependent Prepositions
Dependent prepositions… by a lovely coincidence of cosmic balance… can also be sub-divided into three groups: verb, adjective and noun.
(a) Verb + preposition
Verb and Dependent Preposition
(b) Adjective + preposition
Adjective and Dependent Preposition
(c) Noun + preposition
Noun and Dependent Preposition