PREPOSITION OF PLACES AND

TIME (IN ON AT)

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• IN 2012, ON THE DAY OF RAKSHA BANDHAN, I
MET DIVYA AT KAROL BAGH IN DELHI.
EASY TIME PREPOSITION
 PREPOSITIONS-PLACES IN AT ON
• Generally, we use at, in and on when we talk
about the location of things.
• What do the prepositions in these three things
tell us about the locations?
• "Meet Simon at the end of the road."
"You left your glasses in the bathroom."
"Is that a spider on the wall?"
 AT
• At a Point
• At tells us that the following noun is located at
a specific point or location. It shows an exact
position.
• "She's waiting at the entrance."
"I work at a bank."
 ON
• On a Surface
• On tells us that the following noun is located
on a surface. Use on when one thing is
attached to or touching something.
• On the table.
On the floor.
On the chair.
 ON AND IN
What's the difference between these two sentences?
• She's at the library.
She's in the library.
• She's at the library. - the emphasis is on the her
location and the type of place she has gone to.
She's in the library. - the emphasis is on the type of
building she is in.
• Both of these sentences are fine to answer the
question, "Where is she?"
 IN
• In an Enclosed Space
• In tells us the noun is in an enclosed space
(surround or closed off on all sides). Basically,
when something is inside something.
• In a box.
In a room.
In a country.
 WRITING ACTIVITY
• WRITE ATLEAST 150 WORDS ABOUT A PLACE
YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO ON A SPECIAL DAY
LIKE ANNIVERSARY, BIRTHDAY, DATE ETC.
• MAKE SURE YOU USE THE PREPOSITION ON,
IN, AND AT (PLACES AND TIME).