Friday Message: Prepositions of Place

ABA English: Friday Message | [ABA English]( [Friday Message 18/8/2017 Prepositions of Place]( Hello again! I hope you are well today. Your progress: Beginners [Continue studying]( For today’s fun language tip we are going to look at the prepositions of place at, in and on. We can use at, in and on when we talk about the location of things. What do these three prepositions tell us about the location? In general, we use: • At for a POINT • In for an ENCLOSED SPACE • On for a SURFACE Look at some examples: Mike is at the bus stop waiting for a bus. James doesn’t like to be locked in his office all day; he likes to be outside. When I got home, I saw a cat sitting on my car! Let’s take a look at a list of some words which often follow these prepositions of place: AT home - work - school - university - college - a station - an airport - the seaside IN the newspaper - bed - hospital - prison - the street - the sky - a photograph - a picture/photo - the mirror - the corner (of a room). ON the left - the right - the ground floor - the first, second, etc, floor - on a chair (sit) - on the radio - on television/TV - on a horse - on the corner (of a street). An important rule to remember is, that we use on for most means of transport: I am on the bus/my bike/my motorbike/my skateboard/a plane/the train at the moment. However, we do not use on for cars and taxis; we use the preposition in: I am in my car/a taxi at the moment. I hope this has been helpful for you! Remember that for more information on this topic, you can take a look at [unit 21]( of the ABA online course. Have a great weekend. Take care, [Graham] Graham Weeks Your ABA Teacher Did you enjoy this class? Share it with your friends [[Facebook]Facebook]( [[Twitter]Twitter]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Download our app Listen, speak and interact in English wherever you want [App Store]( [Play Store]( --------------------------------------------------------------- More resources Check out our blog for more English lessons: [Blog]( If you no longer wish to receive notifications from your teacher, click [here](.