| Preposition Use - in / at / on - prepositions of place | |
IN
Use 'in' with spaces:
- in a room / in a building
- in a garden / in a park
Use 'in' with bodies of water:
- in the water
- in the sea
- in a river
Use 'in' with lines:
- in a row / in a line
- in a queue
AT
Use 'at' with places:
- at the bus-stop
- at the door
- at the cinema
- at the end of the street
Use 'at' with places on a page:
- at the top of the page
- at the bottom of the page
Use 'at' in groups of people:
- at the back of the class
- at the front of the class
ON
Use 'on' with surfaces:
- on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor
- on the table
Use 'on' with small islands:
- I stayed on Maui.
Use 'on' with directions:
- on the left
- on the right
- straight on
IMPORTANT NOTES
In / at / on the corner
We say 'in the corner of a room', but 'at the corner (or 'on the corner') of a street'
In / at / on the front
- We say 'in the front / in the back' of a car
- We say 'at the front / at the back' of buildings / groups of people
- We say 'on the front / on the back' of a piece of paper
Test Your Understanding
Now that you have studied the use of on / at / in as a preposition of place, try the follow-up quiz to test your understanding.
Continue Learning for Beginners Unit 6 Unit 6 - Usage of 'in' / 'at' / 'on' , Adverbs
