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Preposition of Place
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Preposition of Place With Pictures
Bag in hand At home Things on table House behind the fence Go to school by bus In front of each other Across the river
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Prepositions of place are used to refer to some place or a specific place where something is placed or located. Basic Prepositions - (in, on, at) Place Prepositions - (in front of, behind, under, over, next to) Prepositions of Place expressing movement - (at, in, to, by, into, on) Movement Prepositions - (through, over, across)
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Basic Prepositions of Place: in, on, at
These are used to describe where something is inside (enclosed space) or something is surrounded. Basic Preposition Examples: The horse is in the garden. (The horse is in the garden.) The cat is in the box. (The cat is in the box.) Her keys are in the bag. (Her keys are in the bag.) There is no one in the room. ( No one is in the room.) There is a turtle in the water. ( There is a turtle in the water) It is also used to express the geographical location (cities, countries, continents.) Example: I used to live in Poland. (I once lived in Poland.) She works in London. (Works in London.) Used in small vehicles ( in the car, in the taxi) Example: She’s in a taxi. (She’s in a taxi.) I left the shopping in the car. (I left the car in the car.) on – we use it to express the position on the surface. The dog is on the table. (The dog is on the table.) There is a gecko on the wall. ( On the wall is a gecko.) The cat is on the roof. (The cat is on the roof.) There is a spider on the ceiling. ( There ‘s a spider on the ceiling.)
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Place Prepositions : -in front of, behind, under, over, next to
in front of front = In front of the house. (In front of the house) behind = behind Behind the house. (Behind the house) under = under Under the table. (Under the table.) Over = over The plane flying over the building. (Airplanes fly over the building.) next to = next to The Flower Shop is next to the restaurant. (The florist is beside the restaurant.)
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Prepositions of a Place Expressing Movement – at, in, to, by, into, on
Attention: prepositions – at, -in, in the expression of the movement are associated with the verb arrive : We say: come in a country (or other – names of cities, states, and continents) I arrived in Prague. (I came to Prague.) I landed in Australia. (I landed in Australia.) ALE arrive at the airport (or other – names of places or events) I arrived at the party. (I came to the party.) I arrived at the airport. (I came to the airport.) BUT We arrived home. (We came home.) – we use it to describe the direction – from where / where prepositions – this is often the case with the following verbs: go / come / travel / fly / walk / return / drive / have been etc., if they are related to a place or event We say: go to Italy go to school travel to Prague drive to the summer house walk to work come to me go to the door
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Prepositions of a Place Expressing Movement – at, in, to, by, into, on
ALE “go home, come home, drive home,” etc. – we use: go into / come into the sense of entering a building or a room. Example: I saw him as soon as he walked into the room. (I saw him as soon as he entered the room.) – We would use it when expressing the way we travel: I go to work by bus. I used to go to school by bike. We say: by bus, by car, by train, by taxi, by plane, by bike Attention: in the above cases, a noun is used without a member But walk on foot: on foot
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Movement Preposition: – through, across, over, between, out
through, we use to express motion by closed space from one end to the other Example: You should go through the tunnel. – across we use to express motion from one end (open space / surface to the other) She walked across the frozen lake. My house is across the street. – along – along – we use to express motion along the length (river, road …) Example: He walked slowly along the road. over – over Example: You can not drive over this bridge, your truck’s too heavy. – above – above Example: The picture is above the sofa. – between – between (two) Example: The girl is sitting between the two boys. – among – between (more than two) Example: He is the only boy among girls. – from – of, from Example: He came back from school. – out of – z Example: He got out of the car. – off – of Example: He fell off the roof.
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Preposition of Place Worksheet
IN ON AT in the newspaper on the table at home in bed on the left at work in hospital on the right at school in prison on the ground floor at university in the sky on the 1st, 2nd … floor at college in a photograph on the corner or the street at an airport in a picture on the way at the seaside in a mirror on the radio at sea (on the road / sailing) in the corner of the room on television at the back of a building
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