How to Use Prepositions of Place AT – IN – ON – Video
WE use IN in these cases:
Countries:
- in England
Cities:
- in London
- Neighborhood:
- in Manhattan
- in Chinatown
Enclosed space:
- in a traffic jam
- in Time Square
- in a building
- in a car
- in a taxi
- in a boat
- in a helicopter
- in a lift (elevator)
- in the living – room
- in the article
We use ON in these cases:
Means of transport:
- on a bus
- on a train
- on a plane
- on a ship
- on a bicycle/ motorcycle
- on a horse
Communications:
- on the radio
- on the television
- on the phone
- on the Internet
Surfaces:
- on a table
- on a wall
- on the floor
- on the roof
- on the menu
- on the page
- on the door
- on the shelf
- on the second floor
Avenue:
- on The Seventh Avenue
Street:
- on Oxford street
- on Columbus street
We use AT in these cases:
Addresses:
- 734 State Street
- 292 Oxford Street
Specific Locations/ Point:
- at The Empire State Building
- at the corner
- at the bus stop
- at the door
- at the top of page
- at the end of the road
- at the entrance
- at the crossroads
- at the front desk
- at a conference
- at a party
- at a concert
- at someone's house
- at the doctor's/ hairdresser's
- at the bus stop
- at the end of road
- at the crossroads
- at the front
- at the back
- at the top
- at the bottom
- at the door
Comments 3
Thanks for giving like these informathion
Some writers say ‘at’ should be used for villages and ‘in’ should be used for Cities. Can any one clarify? Example. I am at Kannamangalam, a village in India. I am residing in Vellore, a big city. Are they correct.
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