1 ) AT - IN - ON
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General Information:
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AT
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ON
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We use at for a point:
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We use on for a surface:
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at the window - at the
entrance - at the door
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on the wall - on the ceiling
- on the floor - on a page
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at the end of the street -
at the station - at the top
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on a cover
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Bill is waiting for you at
the bus stop.
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Have you seen the
notice on the notice board?
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IN
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We use in for an enclosed space:
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in the garden - in the house
- in London - in the water
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in her bag - in a row - in a
town
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There is nobody in the room.
She lives in a small village.
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Special Information:
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AT
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1. We say that someone is at
an event:
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2. We say at with
buildings when we say where the event (film,
concert,...) takes place:
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at a party - at a pop
concert - at a conference - at a meeting
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Where were you yesterday? At
the cinema.
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Tom is at a party.
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The meeting took place at
the headquarters.
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3. We say at someone's house:
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4. We say at for a place which is a part of our journey:
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We were at Bill's house last
Thursday.
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We stopped at a very nice
village. Does the train stop at Nashville?
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ON
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1. We use on with small islands:
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2. We say that a place is on the coast / on a river / on a road:
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She spent her holiday on a
small island.
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London is on the river
Thames.
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Portsmouth is on the south
coast of England.
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IN
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1. We say in when we talk
about a building itself.
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2. We usually say in with towns and villages:
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The rooms of Tom's house are
small.
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His parents live in York.
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Note these expressions:
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AT
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at home - at
work - at school - at university - at college - at the station - at
an airport - at the seaside - at sea (on a voyage) - at
reception - at the corner of a street - at the back / front of
a building / cinema / group of people, etc. - arrive at with other
places or events
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IN
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in the newspaper - in bed -
in hospital - in prison - in the street - in the sky - in an
armchair (sit) - in a photograph - in a picture - in a mirror - in
the corner of a room - in the back / front of a car - arrive in a
country or town
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ON
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on a farm - on the left
- on the right - on the ground floor - on the first, second,... floor
- on the way - on the chair (sit) - on the radio - on
television - on a horse - on the corner of a street - on the back /
front of a letter / piece of paper etc.
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2) TO - INTO - BY
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TO
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INTO
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We say go / come / travel / fly / walk / return / drive / have
been etc. to a place or event:
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We say go into / come
into etc. = enter a room
/ building etc.:
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Last year we flew to London.
We went to work at seven.
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He opened the door and went
into the room.
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BY
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We say by to say how we travel:
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We went to Paris by plane. I
usually go to work by bike / by car / by underground / by bus
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BUT:
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we say on foot
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we cannot use by if you say my car / the train / a taxi
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Then use in for taxis and cars.
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Then use on for bike / public transport.
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