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    Prepositions / locations

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    Prepositions / locations
    Message from san99 posted on 20-06-2012 at 03:10:54 (D | E | F)
    Hello,
    I make numerous mistakes when I write prepositions of location, I am writing a few prepositions here now. I would appreciate if you could check them and correct the incorrect ones.
    Thank you for your help.

    On the table, the keys are on the table. At the table, he was backbiting at the table.
    On the wall
    Along the corridor
    In the basement
    In the room
    On the chair
    In the car
    At bar
    At the hospital or in the hospital
    In the clinic
    At home
    At office
    At work
    On the shelve
    On the rack
    In the cupboard
    In the drawer
    He jumped out of his room's window and jumped on the grass. The he ran towards his car and jumped into his car.
    Where is Emma? She is probably upstairs.
    EMMA, please come downstairs, look uncle John is here to meet you.
    I learned propositions in the English class in the school.
    I need ketchup, where is it? It's there in the fridge next to potatoes.
    On television
    On the show
    In the exhibition or At exhibition
    On radio
    Take key out of your pocket and put it into the lock to unlock it.
    On the freeway
    On the motorway
    On the road
    In the corner
    At 32 street
    In street
    On the side path
    He was running along the side path.
    He was running round the city.
    They offer food from all over the world.
    He has been across the world.
    The pizza is in the oven.
    The chicken is on the stove.
    In the oceans
    In the seas
    In the river
    In the canal
    On the
    Over the mountains or on the mountains?
    On the hill side
    In the kitchen
    In the bathroom
    In the dinning room
    In the lab
    In the parking lot
    At Ski resort
    On the beach
    On the ice
    On the ice rink
    In the post office or in the post office. I was standing in the post office.
    He is living across the river or by the river?
    In a lake
    On the lake countryside
    In the woods.
    At public place or in public place
    In the shade of tree or under the shade of tree
    He sat beside Loral.
    He sat against the wall.
    He sat besides an oak tree.

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    Edited by lucile83 on 20-06-2012 08:13



    Re: Prepositions / locations from gerondif, posted on 20-06-2012 at 12:50:25 (D | E)
    Hello,
    another "dictionary" list

    Globally speaking:
    in means you are in or you go in
    at means you are somewhere to do something.
    to means you are going somewhere.

    I am "at school" as a pupil to work but a dog sneaking in because a door was left open is not "at school" but "in the school"

    IN: normally we find "in the": I am in the garden
    in without the: I am in town, in bed, in prison

    AT: normally, we are "at the":
    I am at the cinema, at the swimming-pool.
    at without the: I am at work, at school, at home, at rest,

    The doctor works at the hospital, the patient is in the hospital.

    TO: normally, you go "to the"
    I am going to the cinema, to the park.
    to without the: I am going to school, to bed, to work, to prison, to town
    big exception: I am going * * home .

    On the table, the keys are on the table. At the table, he was backbiting at the table.
    On the wall
    Along the corridor
    In the basement
    In the room
    On the chair
    In the car
    At the bar
    At the hospital or in the hospital
    In the clinic
    At home
    At the office
    At work
    On the shelves
    On the rack
    In the cupboard
    In the drawer
    He jumped out of his room's window and jumped on to the grass. Then he ran towards his car and jumped into his car.
    Where is Emma? She is probably upstairs.
    EMMA, please come downstairs, look, uncle John is here to meet you.
    I learned propositions in the English class in the school.
    I need ketchup, where is it? It's there in the fridge next to the potatoes.
    On television
    On the show
    In the exhibition or At *** exhibition
    On the radio
    Take the key out of your pocket and put it into the lock to unlock it.
    On the freeway
    On the motorway
    On the road
    In the corner
    At 32 street
    In the street / I live on the street (on means in here)
    On the side path
    He was running along the side path.
    He was running round the city.
    They offer food from all over the world.
    He has been across/around the world.
    The pizza is in the oven.
    The chicken is on the stove.
    In the ocean
    In the seas
    In the river
    In the canal
    On the
    Over the mountains or on the mountains? (it depends on what you mean)
    On the hill side
    In the kitchen
    In the bathroom
    In the dinning room
    In the lab
    In the parking lot
    At the Ski resort
    On the beach
    On the ice
    On the ice rink
    In the post office . I was standing in the post office.
    He is living across(= on the other side of) the river or by( = near, alongside) the river?
    In a lake
    On the lake in the countryside
    In the woods.
    At a public place or in a public place
    In the shade of tree or under the shade of tree (the shede is on the ground, if you are under the shade, you might well be six feet under!!)
    He sat beside Loral.
    He sat against the wall.
    He sat besides an oak tree.




    Re: Prepositions / locations from san99, posted on 20-06-2012 at 18:11:38 (D | E)
    ok Gernodif.
    I am going to a book shop.
    I am working at a book shop.
    I am now in a book shop.
    The first sentence is clearly describing that I am moving and going to the place.
    The second sentence means I am working there.
    The third one says I am inside a place.
    This is what I have understood so far.





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