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Exemplos de IN, ON, AT. Sintáticas Preposições.
Exemplos de IN, ON, AT. Sintáticas Preposições.
Exemplos de IN, ON, AT. Sintáticas Preposições.
2) WE SAY at the corner of the street (a point), but in the corner of the room
(a place surrounded on all sides)
3) IN BED – under the sheets. X ON BED – on the sheets.
4) AT THE LIBRARY – in the front of it.X IN THE LIBRARY – inside the
building
PUBLIC
Get on – off are used for a bus, plane, ship or train.
(Originally, from "on board" or "aboard" a wooden ship, on now refers to all public or
mass transportation: on a bus, on a ship, on a plane, on a ferry.)
The expression CANNOT be separated by an object or object pronoun.
Get on the bus. Get off the bus.
Get on the plane. Get off the plane.
Get on the ship. Get off the ship.
Get in the van (enclosed) Get out of the van.
Get on the train. Get off the train.
Get on the elevator. (Br. Eng – lift) Get off the elevator.
Get on the escalator. (moving stairs) Get off the train.
PRIVATE
Get in - out of are used for enclosed, private transportation.
On - off are used for other modes such as bikes and motorcycles.
The expression CANNOT be separated by an object or object pronoun.
Get on the motorcycle. (open-air) Get off the motorcycle.
Get on the bicycle. (open-air) Get off the bicycle.
Get in the car. (enclosed) Get out of of the car.
Get in the taxi / limousine. (enclosed) Get out of of the taxi / limousine.
Get in the elevator. (enclosed – usage
Get out of of the elevator.
varies)