PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
Prepositions of place show position; they indicate where something or
someone is located and where things happen.
IN: Inside. In is used to discuss an enclosed space, when referring to something that is
inside or within confined boundaries. This could be anything, even a country. Example: The fruit is in the bowl.
AT is used when referring to something at a specific point; an exact position or particular place. Example: I met her at the bus stop.
ON is used when referring to something with a surface. ON, ABOVE and OVER have similar meanings. They are used to show that something is at a higher position than something else. Use on (on top of) when the two things are touching and above when they aren’t. Example: The owl is on the branch. Above normally refers to being directly (vertically) above something. Example: The light is above the table. Use over when there is movement. Example: The plane is flying over the Eiffel Tower.
UNDER and BELOW have similar meanings: They mean that something is lower than something else. Example: The shoes are under the table. Below is used more often to describe things on different levels. This word is linked to distance between things. Example: Miners work below the surface of the Earth. The temperature is below zero today.
BY/ NEXT TO/ BESIDE/ NEAR/ CLOSE TO: not far away in distance. Example: The movie tickets are next to the popcorn. Near and close to mean the same thing. It is similar to next to / beside but there is more of a distance between the two things. Example: The pencil is near the eraser.
FAR (AWAY) FROM: There is a long distance between the things. Example: I live far from the university.
BETWEEN: normally refers to something in the middle of two things, in or into the space which separates two places, people or objects. Example: The apple is between the strawberry and the banana.
IN THE MIDDLE OF: in the central part of something. Example: We are sitting in the middle of the bus.
AMONG: in a group. Example: I like being among people.
IN FRONT OF/ ACROSS FROM/ OPPOSITE: further forward than someone or something else. Example: The girl is in front of the boy. Across from and opposite mean the same thing. It usually refers to something being in front of something else but there is normally something between them like a street or table. It is similar to saying that someone (or a place) is on the other side of something. Example: The fridge is across from the stove.
IN THE FRONT OF: in the front part of something. Example: We are sitting in the front of the bus.
BEHIND: in back of. Example: The teacher is behind the desk.
IN THE BACK OF: in the back side of something. Example: We are sitting in the back of the bus.
AROUND: in a circular way. Example: We are sitting around the campfire.
Can you write some sentences using the prepositions of place learnt in this topic?
- I'm in the classroom.
ReplyDelete- She's out of town.
- We'll see you at the bus stop.
- The book is on the table.
- My house is above Ana's.
- A plane is flying over my house.
- The underground train goes under the city.
- Ana's house is below mine.
- He's by the bench.
- I'm next to Ana.
- She's sitting beside the tree.
- Alájar is near Santa Ana.
- I'm close to the shop.
- Madrid is far from home.
- Alájar is between Santa Ana and Linares.
- He got in the middle of a fight.
- I'm among the crowd.
- My house is in front of a shop.
- The restaurant is across the street.
- My house is opposite the shop.
- The car is parked in front of that door.
- Leo is hiding behind the chair.
- Theres's a cat in the back of the garden.
- It's around Seville.