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FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN, HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS

ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS

GRAMMAR V

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE IN PHRASES

INTEGRANTSRONALD MARROQUÍN

PATRICIA VINUEZA

2015

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO

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PREPOSITIONS IN PLACE PHRASES

Prepositions can be used to show where something is located.

The prepositions are: at, on, and in.

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“AT” PREPOSITIONWe 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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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.

“ON” PREPOSITION

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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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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.

“IN” PREPOSITION

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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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Exercise: complete the sentences with the correct preposition ‘’at’’ ‘’in’’ or ‘’on’’

1. I have a meeting 9am.2. The shop closes midnight.3. Jane went home lunchtime.4. In England, it often snows December.5. Do you think we will go to Jupiter the future?6. There should be a lot of progress the next

century.7. Do you work Mondays?8. Her birthday is 20 November.9. Where will you be New Year's Day?

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10. He is the phone right now.11. She has been the computer since this morning.12. My favorite movie will be TV tonight.13. There is a party the club house.14. There were hundreds of people the park.15. We saw a baseball game the stadium.16. She looked me directly the eyes.17. I am currently staying a hotel.18. My hometown is Los Angeles, which is California.

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Exercise 2 : Choose a correct preposition in the sentence.• 1) I want to lose 5 kilogram (on, at, in)

one month. 2) Could you get me this pants (on, at, in) a larger size? 3) She seems to be interested (on, at, in) Psychology. 4) I will come to pick you up (on, at, in) 2 pm tomorrow. 5) This class will be held (on, at, in) Mondays.

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