Although the best way to learn the correct use of prepositions is by reading and practicing more exercises ,but there are certain rules which are worth knowing.
I think we should revise these rules from time to time to refresh our memories for the suitable use of the prepositions in our sentences .
Why don't we share and revise these rules ? Isn't better and less boring to work together on this grammatical topic?
I will start the first discussion by :
1-Prepositions of place : In - At
- In : suggests "enclosed" "within an area:
in a box -in the room – in London –in India .
in a box -in the room – in London –in India .
- At : suggests : "not enclosed" .
at the crossroads – at the end of the road
at the crossroads – at the end of the road
at the station – at the bus stop .
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We use at when we want to suggest that some activity is taking place :
-He is working at his desk.
-We saw a good film at the cinema.
-The teacher is standing at the blackboard.
-He is working at his desk.
-We saw a good film at the cinema.
-The teacher is standing at the blackboard.
Note : we use these expressions " in the middle"
"in the corner of the room"
"at the corner of the road"
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"in the corner of the room"
"at the corner of the road"
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Exercise : Fill in the spaces with the suitable preposition ( at / in ) and try to add more additional sentences : Let's learn from each other :)
1-He put his desk ………..the middle of the room .
2-She was born ………..a small village .
3-Our house is ……….the top of the hill.
4-There has been an accident …………..the corner of the street .
5-……….my city there are two churches.
6-There is a bus stop ……..the end of the road .
7- Does she work ........ an office .
2-She was born ………..a small village .
3-Our house is ……….the top of the hill.
4-There has been an accident …………..the corner of the street .
5-……….my city there are two churches.
6-There is a bus stop ……..the end of the road .
7- Does she work ........ an office .
P.S : Your answers will be checked after a week from posting the discussion ,then you can read the next : Preposition # 2
Thank you for reading
- Hala -
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Correct answers AReality ! Thank you so much for passing by and answering the exercises! I appreciate it ! :)
1. in
2. in
3. at
4. in
5. in
6. at
7. in
1. in
2. in
3. at
4. at
5. in
6. at
7. in
My own sentence : Kalina is in/at the national museum.
does i recall it correct that in my sentence above we can use both in or at?
Can anyone show me the link of Preposition # 2. ?
I can not find it.
Dear Karim,
I started to post these discusssions about prepositions ,then I stopped for my limited time these days so there's only this discussion about Preposition ,I may post some discussions when I have my vacation. Thank you so much for reading and commenting !
1> IN,
2> IN,
3> IN,
4> AT,
5> IN,
6> AT,
7> IN.
@Karim ,
Thank you for reading and answering the exercise! The answers are correct except ( 3- IN ) The correct answer is (at /on ) both are correct!
THANKs A LOT...
1. in; 2. in; 3. on; 4. at; 5. in; 6. at; 7. in
Thank you Daniel for sharing !
Your answers are correct ! We can use : at the top /on the top .
Best wishes dear ! Hope to see you in the next discussion !
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