Welcome to this tutorial.
Today we're going to talk about prepositions of place.
Let's get started.
Remember that a preposition is usually a short word used to link nouns pronouns or phrases to other
words within a sentence.
Have a look at the example over here if I'm not mistaken her birthday is in MI.
Note that the preposition in is used to link the noun May to her birthday.
Now there are many types of practitioners and amongst them are prepositions of please Now three are
used to show the position or location of one thing with another.
Note that we usually use prepositions of plays when we answer the question beginning with Where Have
a look at the example.
Over here where do you live.
I live in New York.
The preposition of place in tells us where I live.
New York.
Now there are three main prepositions of place e at denotes specific point or location of something.
Have a look at the examples below.
There is someone standing at the door the preposition of place that denotes a specific location the
door
there weren't many people at the theater.
It's Monday after all.
Again the preposition of place adds denotes a specific location the theatre and sentence.
Alex lives at number twenty five Emerald Street.
The preposition of plays add gives us or denotes a specific address and in the sentence.
Ashley works at Apple.
The preposition of please add denotes a specific company or void please be in in implies that something
is located in an enclosed space or within a larger area.
Have a look at the examples below.
I think I left my phone in the living room.
Meaning that living room is part of your house and in the sentence.
Jake lives in the US.
He lives in Texas in the first sentence.
The preposition of please in refers to the country U.S. and in the second sentence the preposition of
place in refers to the state
Si On on implies that something is located on the surface.
Have a look at the examples below.
Could you grab my phone.
It's on the coffee table in the living room meaning that it's on the surface of furniture.
Coffee table and a sentence GK sister is on the West Coast.
She absolutely loves the Pacific in this sentence The preposition of plays on implies that GK sister
is located along the road river or by the sea Lake etc.
And in this sentence Alex lives on the third floor.
The preposition of plays on implies that Alex lives on a certain floor in the building.
And in this sentence.
Sorry I'll call you back.
I'm on the train now again.
The preposition of place on implies where I'm located public transport.
My grandparents work on a farm the preposition of please on in the sentence implies where my grandparents
are located which is on an open field the surface of the earth now sometimes you can use both at and
in when you talk about the location.
Also there is a slight difference in meaning.
Have a look at the following examples.
My siblings are at the mall meaning the you are stating the location in general.
Your siblings could be inside the mall somewhere at the interests or at the parking lot.
And in this sentence My siblings are in the mall now in means that you are specifying that your siblings
are inside the mall.
It's a slight difference between at and in.