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Prepositions of Place

We use "at" to indicate a specific point, such as locations like "at the bus stop" or positions like "at the top of the page." We use "in" to refer to enclosed spaces, including places like "in the garden," cities like "in London," vehicles like "in a car," and containers like "in a box." We use "on" to refer to surfaces, including surfaces attached to objects like "on the wall," non-attached surfaces like "on the floor," and modes of transportation like "on a bus."

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Prepositions of Place

We use "at" to indicate a specific point, such as locations like "at the bus stop" or positions like "at the top of the page." We use "in" to refer to enclosed spaces, including places like "in the garden," cities like "in London," vehicles like "in a car," and containers like "in a box." We use "on" to refer to surfaces, including surfaces attached to objects like "on the wall," non-attached surfaces like "on the floor," and modes of transportation like "on a bus."

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Prepositions of Place: at, in, on In general, we use:

at for a POINT in for an ENCLOSED SPACE on for a SURFACE in ENCLOSED SPACE in the garden in London in France in a box in my pocket in my wallet in a building in a car on SURFACE on the wall on the ceiling on the door on the cover on the floor on the carpet on the menu on a page

at POINT at the corner at the bus stop at the door at the top of the page at the end of the road at the entrance at the crossroads at the front desk

at at home at work at school at university at college at the top at the bottom at the side at reception

in in a car in a taxi in a helicopter in a boat in a lift (elevator) in the newspaper in the sky in a row in Oxford Street

on on a bus on a train on a plane on a ship on a bicycle, on a motorbike on a horse, on an elephant on the radio, on television on the left, on the right on the way

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