Preposition Of Place In.At, On

Prepositions of Place: at, in, on
In general, we use:
* at for a POINT
* in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
* on for a SURFACE
at | in | on |
POINT | ENCLOSED SPACE | SURFACE |
at the corner| in the garden | on the wall |
at the bus stop | in London | on the ceiling |
at the door | in France | on the door |
at the top of the page | in a box | on the cover |
at the end of theroad | in my pocket | on the floor |
at the entrance | in my wallet | on the carpet |
at the crossroads | in a building | on the menu |
at the front desk | in a car | on a page |
Look at theseexamples:
* Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.
* The shop is at the end of the street.
* My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and arrived in Bangkok two hours late.
* When will youarrive at the office?
* Do you work in an office?
* I have a meeting in New York.
* Do you live in Japan?
* Jupiter is in the Solar System.
* The author's name is on the cover ofthe book.
* There are no prices on this menu.
* You are standing on my foot.
* There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.
* I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.
Noticethe use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these standard expressions:
at | in | on |
at home | in a car | on a bus |
at work | in a taxi | on a train |
at school | in a helicopter| on a plane |
at university | in a boat | on a ship |
at college | in a lift (elevator) | on a bicycle, on a motorbike |
at the top | in the newspaper | on a horse, on an elephant |
at thebottom | in the sky | on the radio, on television |
at the side | in a row | on the left, on the right |
at reception | in Oxford Street | on the way |
See also Prepositions of Time: at, in, onNotice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:
in | on |
in the morning | on Tuesday morning |
in the mornings | on Saturday mornings |
in the afternoon(s)...