Prepositions of place in phrases

1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE
CHIMBORAZO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN, HUMANAS Y
TECNOLOGÍAS
ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS
GRAMMAR V
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE IN PHRASES
INTEGRANTS
RONALD MARROQUÍN
PATRICIA VINUEZA
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2. Prepositions can be used to show where
something is located.
The prepositions are: at, on, and in.
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3. We use at to show a specific place or position.
• Someone is at the door.
• They are waiting at the bus stop.
• I used to live at 51 Portland Street.
• There is a party at the club house.
• There were hundreds of people at the park.
• We saw a baseball game at the stadium.
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4. “ON” PREPOSITION
We use on to show position on a horizontal or
vertical surface.
 The cat sat on the mat.
 The satellite dish is on the roof.
 I put an egg on the kitchen table.
 The paper is on my desk.
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5. We also use on to show position on streets, roads,
etc.
 I used to live on Portland Street.
 I live on Saint Amound Monrroe Street.
 My friend lives on 5 de Junio Street.
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6. “IN” PREPOSITION
We use in to show that something is enclosed or
surrounded.
 The dog is in the garden.
 She is in a taxi.
 Put it in the box.
 She looked me directly in the eyes.
 I am currently staying in a hotel.
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7. We also use in to show position within land-areas
(towns, counties, states, countries, and continents).
 I used to live in Nottingham.
 My hometown is Los Angeles, which is in California.
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