✅✅ Prepositions of place opposite place near above below Aprende con Victor Examples My dad is in the kitchen. The dog is on the sofa. The toys aren’t under the table. Remember! We use prepositions of place to say where things are. Where’s the cat? It’s hiding behind the chair. I don’t like sitting next to my brother in the car. Have you got any apples? Yes, they’re in the fridge between the grapes and the oranges. Be careful! If you are in something, you are inside. If you are in front of something, you are outside it (the opposite of behind). Ben is in his house. I can’t see him. Look, Ben is in front of his house. I can see him! We say... We don’t say... The book is on the table. (NOT The book is in the table.) My school is between a park and a cafe. (NOT My school is between a park.) What is a Preposition of Place? A preposition of place is a preposition which is used to refer to a place where something or someone is located. Preposition of place examples: In America In a car On a plane On the Internet At the corner At the bus stop Prepositions of Place List Learn useful list of prepositions of place in English with meaning and example sentences. Above Meaning: At or to a higher place or position than something/somebody Example: Our friends in the apartment above us are really noisy. After Meaning: One follows the other Example: He ran after her with the book. By Meaning: Near or at the side of Example: The telephone is by the window. Beneath Meaning: Under someone or something Example: Jaime hid the letter beneath a pile of papers. Next to/ Beside Meaning: At the side of someone or something (Beside and next to have the same meaning. The only difference between beside and next to is their level of formality; beside is generally considered to be more formal than next to.) Examples: We lay beside the pool to dry off in the sun. The hotel is situated next to the lively bustling port. Near/ Close to Meaning: Near/ Close to is a short distance from a person or thing Examples: There is a bush near the school playground. The new shopping center is close to the railway station. Between Meaning: Something in or through the space that separates two things, objects, or places Example: There is a gulf between the two cities. Among Meaning: In the middle of or surrounded by other people or things Example: The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd. In front of Meaning: Farther forward than someone or something else Example: They massed in front of the city hall. Behind Meaning: At or towards the back of a thing or person Example: The horse fell behind in the race. Across from/ Opposite Meaning: In a position facing someone or something but on the other side Example: The hospital is opposite the post office. The shoe store is across from the bank. Under Meaning: Below or at a lower level than something, or covered by something Example: We slept under the open sky. Below Meaning: In a lower place or position than something else Example: He dived below the surface of the water. Over Meaning: Above or higher than something, without touching it On something or covering it Example: She held the umbrella over both of us. Prepositions of Place Image Prepositions of Place IN ON AT In order to describe place, the prepositions at, on, and in go from GENERAL to SPECIFIC. Prepositions of Place: IN For describing place, the preposition IN is used for the largest or most general places. You can say that “I lived in London as a child.” And “He’s a very famous person in Chinatown.” In Countries Examples: In England In America In Cities Examples: In London In New York In Neighborhood Examples: In Manhattan In Chinatown In Enclosed Space Examples: In a traffic jam In a building In a car Prepositions of Place: IN | Picture Prepositions of Place: INPin Prepositions of Place: ON The preposition ON is used for more specific places, like certain streets. You can say that “He took a northbound trolley on State Street.” On Means of transport Examples: On a bus On a train On a plane On Communications Examples: On the radio On the television On the phone On the Internet On Surfaces Examples: On a table On a wall On the floor On the roof Prepositions of Place: AT At Exact Addresses or Intersections Examples: At 23 Birch Street At 734 State Street At Specific Locations/ Points Examples: At The Empire State Building At the corner At the bus stop Prepositions of place opposite place near above below Prepositions of place opposite place near above below Prepositions of place opposite place near above below Prepositions of place opposite place near above below Prepositions of place opposite place near above below Prepositions of place opposite place near above below Prepositions of place opposite place near above below Prepositions of place opposite place near above below
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