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Unit 107 · Prepositions

in at on (places 2)

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A

in

in bed in hospital in the sky in the world in a newspaper / in a book in a photo(graph) / in a picture in a car / in a taxi in the middle (of ...)

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'Where's Kate?' 'She's in bed.'

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David's father is ill. He's in hospital.

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I like to look at the stars in the sky at night.

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What's the largest city in the world?

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I read about the accident in the newspaper.

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You look sad in this picture.

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Did you come here in your car?

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There's a big tree in the middle of the garden.

B

at

at home at work / at school at university / at college at the station / at the airport at Lisa's (house) / at my sister's (house) / at the doctor's / at the hairdresser's etc. at a concert / at a party / at a football match etc.

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Will you be at home this evening?

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'Where's Kate?' 'She's at work.'

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Helen is studying law at university.

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I'll meet you at the station, OK?

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a: Where were you yesterday? b: At my sister's.

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I saw Tom at the doctor's.

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There weren't many people at the party.

Often it is possible to use in or at for buildings (hotels, restaurants etc.):

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We stayed at a nice hotel. _or_ We stayed in a nice hotel.

C

on

on a bus

on the first floor

on the way from A to B

on a bus / on a train / on a plane / on a ship on the ground floor / on the first floor etc. on the way (to ...) / on the way home

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Did you come here on the bus?

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The office is on the first floor.

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I met Anna on the way to work / on the way home.

Exercises (2)

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107.1

Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use in/at/on.

  1. 1A woman in hospital
    Where is she? hospital.example
  2. 2People at the airport
    Where are they? the airport.
  3. 3A man in bed
    Where is he? bed.
  4. 4People on a ship
    Where are they? a ship.
  5. 5Stars in the sky
    Where are the stars? the sky.
  6. 6People at a party
    Where are they? a party.
  7. 7A man at the doctor's
    Where is Steve? the doctor's.
  8. 8A restaurant on the second floor
    Where is the restaurant? the second floor.
  9. 9A woman at work
    Where is she? work.
  10. 10People on a plane
    Where are they? a plane.
  11. 11People in a taxi
    Where are they? a taxi.
  12. 12People at a wedding
    Where are they? a wedding.
107.2

Write in/at/on.

  1. 1
    Helen is studying law university.example
  2. 2
    There was a big table the middle of the room.
  3. 3
    What is the longest river the world?
  4. 4
    Were there many people the concert last night?
  5. 5
    Will you be home tomorrow afternoon?
  6. 6
    Who is the man this photo? Do you know him?
  7. 7
    Where are your children? Are they school?
  8. 8
    Gary is coming by train. I'm going to meet him the station.
  9. 9
    Charlie is hospital. He had an operation yesterday.
  10. 10
    How many pages are there this book?
  11. 11
    'Are you hungry after your journey?' 'No, I had something to eat the train.'
  12. 12
    I'm sorry I'm late. My car broke down the way here.
  13. 13
    'Is Tom here?' 'No, he's his friend's house.'
  14. 14
    Don't believe everything you see the newspaper!
  15. 15
    I walked to work, but I came home the bus.