TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTION OF COMMERCE  VIRGINIA GÓMEZ

    CIENAGA - MAGDALENA- 2022

 AREA:     ENGLISH               GRADE 11th        DATE ______                                     

TEACHER: CARMEN ESCOBAR ACOSTA.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE IN ON AT

 preposition of place is a word which helps to describe where something or 

somebody is. A preposition of place describes the location of something.

There are many prepositions of place in the English language and each 

of them has several uses.

·         In: Significa “En”.

1- Cities, towns, countries and continents etc. In London, In Spain, in América 

(Utilizamos esta preposición cuando el lugar al que nos  referimos 

es un área grande, un país,  ciudad o continentes ,una zona geográfica, o

 una región. )

 2- También ENCLOSED SPACES:  Parts of a house: In the kitchen , In the garden,  

      In the bedroom

3- OTHER EXPRESSIONS:  In a newspaper

4- SMALL TRANSPORT:  In a car , in a van, in a little boat

  IT IS USED TO EXPRESS THAT AN ELEMENT IS IN A CLOSED SPACE, 
OR IN AN OPEN SPACE THAT HAS DEFINED LIMITS. (SE UTILIZA PARA
 EXPRESAR QUE UN ELEMENTO SE ENCUENTRA EN UN ESPACIO 
CERRADO, O EN UN ESPACIO ABIERTO QUE TIENE LÍMITES DEFINIDOS

  On: Significa “En, sobre”.
IT IS USED TO EXPRESS THAT AN ELEMENT TOUCHING A SURFACE.
(USAMOS 'ON' PARA EXPRESAR QUE UN ELEMENTO U OBJETO TOCA UNA  SUPERFICIE).
1-BIG  TRANSPORTS : ON A BUS, ON A PLANE,  ON A  TRAIN
2-SURFACES : ON THE WALL-ON THE DOOR ,ON THE CEILING
3-FOR ADDRESSES WHEN ONLY THE STREET IS MENTIONED :
 ON OXFORD STREET
4- MEDIA O SOCIAL MEDIA :  ON TV. ON THE OHONE , ON THE  INTERNET ETC.
Esta preposición nos sirve para indicar posiciones que están sobre 
una superficie, como una calle específica o una esquina en particular. 
·También se utiliza esta preposición para hacer referencia al uso de 
medios de transportes grandes como avión, bus o tren.

·         At: Significa “En”. 

WE USE AT  to talk about a place as a point. ( Usamos 'at' para hablar de un 

lugar como un punto o lugar especifico como un edificio, un hospital, un centro comercial, etc), 

use "at" 

when talking about positions or locations.

He is at the restaurant

1-Specific building        At home- At the airport, At school,

2- Particular position :     At the door, At the entrance,  At the table

3- Events  :           At a concert, At a party    At a tennis match

4- For addresses when number and street are mentioned:  para referirnos a una dirección específica. En este caso, se conoce el número y el nombre de la calle o del sitio en particular.

At 16 Oxford Street

EXERCISES

PUT IN THE CORRECT PREPOSITION: 'IN', 'ON' OR 'AT'.

1. The wine is ______ the bottle.

2. Pass me the dictionary, it's ______ the bookshelf.

3. Jennifer is ______ work.

4. Berlin is ______ Germany.

5. You have something ______ your face.

6. Turn left ______ the traffic lights.

7. She was listening to classical music ______ the radio.

8. He has a house ______ the river.

9. The answer is ______ the bottom of the page.

10. Julie will be ______ the plane now.

11. There are a lot of magnets ______ the fridge.

12. She lives ______ London.

13. John is ______ a taxi. He's coming.

14. I'll meet you ______ the airport.

15. She stood ______ the window and looked out.

16. The cat is ______ the house somewhere.

17. Why are you calling so late? I'm already ______ bed.

18. I waited for Lucy ______ the station.

19. There was a picture of flowers ______ her T-shirt.

20. She has a house ______ Japan.

GOD BLESS YOU—DIOS TE BENDIGA

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