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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZOFACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN, HUMANAS Y

TECNOLOGÍASESCUELA DE IDIOMAS

GRAMMAR V

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE IN PHRASES

INTEGRANTSRONALD MARROQUÍN

PATRICIA VINUEZA

2015

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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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“ON” PREPOSITION

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.

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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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“IN” PREPOSITION

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.

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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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