THE PREPOSITION OF PLACE

THE PREPOSITION OF PLACE

Definition: A preposition of place is a preposition which is used to refer to a place where something or someone is located.

The basics of preposition of place:

1: We use IN if something is contained inside a box or a wide flat area:

in the newspaper in a cup in a battle in bed in London in a book in a field in my stomach

in a house in a drawer in a bag in a car in England in a pub in the sea in a river

2: We use ON if something is on a line or a horizontal or vertical surface:

on the table on the floor on my face on the page on a chair on the river on the ceiling on a bike

on the wall on the window on a plate on the sofa on a bag on a T-shirt on a bottle on his foot

3: We use AT if something is at a point (maybe a building):

at the airport at the table at the cinema at the bottom at the traffic lights at the back at university at the hospital

at the door at the bus stop at the top at the pub at the front at school at the window at the piano

These are some more common preposition that we think that are not suitable:

on TV

on the bus

on a train

on a plane

on the radio

at home

at work

Here are some more examples of preposition in the sentences:

There is an alarm clock on the TV.

Everybody is on the bus.

Mike is not on the train.

They are not on the plane.

We are listening to the radio.

I am at home all the time, so you can come to see me anytime you want.