Prepositions of Place: at, in, on

We use at, in and on when we talk about the location of things.

What do the prepostions 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 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."

"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.

What's the difference bewteen 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 general, we use:
 at for a POINT
 in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
 on for a SURFACE

at in on

POINT ENCLOSED SPACE SURFACE

at the corner in the garden on the wall

at the bus stop in London on the ceiling

at the door in France on the door

at the top of the page in a box on the cover

at the end of the road in my pocket on the floor

at the entrance in my wallet on the carpet

at the crossroads in a building on the menu

at the front desk in a car on a page

Look at these examples:

 Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.
 The shop is at the end of the street.
 My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and arrived in Bangkok two hours late.
 When will you arrive at the office?
 Do you work in an office?
 I have a meeting in New York.
 Do you live in Japan?
 Jupiter is in the Solar System.
 The author's name is on the cover of the book.
 There are no prices on this menu.
 You are standing on my foot.
 There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.
 I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.
Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these standard expressions:
at in on

at home in a car on a bus

at work in a taxi on a train

at school in a helicopter on a plane

at university in a boat on a ship

at college in a lift (elevator) on a bicycle, on a motorbike

at the top in the newspaper on a horse, on an elephant

at the bottom in the sky on the radio, on television

at the side in a row on the left, on the right

at reception in Oxford Street on the way

Now decide which preposition needs to be used:

 1 - I always keep some extra money __ my bag in case of emergencies.

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 2 - I'll read it tonight ___ home.

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 3 - Do you live ___ a house or an apartment?

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 4 - Did you learn English ___ Malta?

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 5 - She grew up ___ a farm.

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 6 - I read about it ___ the newspaper.

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 7 - He went for a swim ___ the river

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 8 - The dog's sleeping ___ the carpet.

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 9 - The information is ___ the top of the page.

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 10 - Were you ___ the party too?

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