Prepositions of Place -In, On And At

Prepositions indicate relationship between other words in a sentence. A preposition of place is a preposition which is used to refer to a place where something or someone is located.

In- is used to talk about countries Examples:In England In America In He is in Ireland

In- is used to talk about cities Examples:In London In New York When I went to South Africa, I stayed in Cape town

In- is used to talk about neighborhood. Examples:In Manhattan In Chinatown

In- is used to talk about enclosed Space. Examples: In a taxi In a classroom In a car In a box

In- is used to talk about books/ newspapers -In the Time I read the article in the Time -In the dictionary I found the definition in the dictionary

On- is used to talk about surfaces Examples: On a table On a wall On the floor On the roof

On- is used to talk about public transport Examples: On a bus On a train On a plane

On- is used to talk about communications and media Examples: On the radio On the television On the phone On the Internet

At- is used to talk about specific locations/ points Examples: At The Empire State Building At the corner At the bus stop

At- is used to talk about home, work, place of study At school At university At work At home

At- is used to talk about address At 10 high street At the red house