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Grammar reference

Prepositions

Prepositions of Place: In, On, At

In for enclosure, on for surfaces, at for points.

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Explanation

Use in for an enclosed area, a city or a country, on for a surface or a line, and at for a specific point or event. The same object can shift category: on the bus, but in the car.

Examples

  • The keys are in my bag.
  • The book is on the shelf.
  • We met at the station entrance.

Common mistakes

  • I am in the bus.

    I am on the bus.

    Public transport takes on.

  • He lives at Lisbon.

    He lives in Lisbon.

    Cities take in.

  • Meet me in the corner of Main and Third.

    Meet me at the corner of Main and Third.

    A junction is a point.

More Prepositions

Prepositions of Time: In, On, At

In for periods, on for days, at for clock times.

Dependent Prepositions

Words that require a fixed preposition.

Prepositions of Movement

Into, onto, through, across, along and towards.