In, On, At - Prepositions of Place

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Generally, we use at, in and on when we talk about the l o c a t i o n of things.

What do the prepostions in these three things tell us about the lo ca tions ?

"Meet Simon at the end of the road."
"You left your glasses in the bathroom."
"Is that a spider on the wall?"

At: a Point
At tells us that the following noun is located at a specific point . It shows an exact position.

"She's waiting at the entrance."
"He's sitting on his chair at his desk."
"I work at a bank."

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.

On:a Surface

On tells us that the following noun is located on a surface. Use on when one thing is attatched to or touching somthing.

On the table.
On the floor.
On the chair.

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At school ................... inside or outside school
eg: The pupil is in the yard...He/ she is in the class
In school ...................iside the classrooms or the offices.

[younesok]

Good subject
Thanks

[massi3dd]

thank you very much

[qasseml2003]

Thank you =

I want to add something else:

To express about TIME we can use AT too,

EX: I met him at 7 O'clock this morning.

[زهراء1998]

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[sammi2015]

Thanks a lot