PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE TRAC NGHIEM

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IN
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at the corner
at the bus stop
at the door
at the top of the page
at the end of the road
at the crossroads
at the entrance
at home
at work
at school
at university
at college
at the top
at the bottom
at the side
at reception in Oxford Street  
at the window
at the entrance
at the door
at the end of the street
at the station
at the top
at the entrance
at a party
at a pop concert
at  a conference
at a meeting
at someone`s house:
at a very nice village
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
arrive at small place
at the mall
at the table
at work
at the + store/post office/market/supermarket
in the garden
in country
in city / province/ district/ village
in a box
in my pocket
in my wallet
in a building
in a car
in a taxi
in a helicopter
in a boat
in a lift (elevator)
in the newspaper
in the sky
in a row
in the garden
in the house
in the water  
in her bag
in a row  
in the box
in the park
in the city
in the city/country(side)
in a taxi or car.  
in the back / front of a car
in the corner of a room
in a mirror
in a picture
in a photograph
in an armchair (sit)
in the street
in prison
in hospital
in bed
arrive in big place 
on the wall
on the ceiling
on the cover
on the floor
on the carpet
on the menu
on a page
on a bus
on a train
on a plane
on a ship
on a bicycle, on a motorbike
on a horse, on an elephant
on television
on the radio
on the left, on the right
on the way 
on a farm
on the way
on the chair (sit)
on the corner of a street
on the back / front of a letter / piece of paper
on the island
on the table
on the floor
on the wall
on a cover   
on the coast
on a river
on a road
on foot  
  

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
* go / come / travel / fly / walk / return / drive / have been to a place or event:
* go into / come into etc. = enter a room / building    
* by bike/ car / undergroundby / bus
Prepositions of place and direction
Preposition
Use
Examples

above
higher than sth.
The picture hangs above my bed.

across
from one side to the other side
You mustn`t go across this road here. There isn`t a bridge across the river.

after
one follows the other
The cat ran after the dog After you.

against
directed towards sth.
The bird flew against the window.

along
in a line; from one point to another
They`re walking along the beach.

among
in a group
I like being among people.

around
in a circular way
We`re sitting around the campfire.

behind
at the back of
Our house is behind the supermarket.

below
lower than sth.
Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level.

beside
next to
Our house is beside the supermarket.

between
sth./sb. is on each side
Our house is between the supermarket and the school.

by
near
He lives in the house by the river.

close to
near
Our house is close to the supermarket.

down
from high to low
He came down the hill.

from
the place where it starts
Do you come from Tokyo?

in front of
the part that is in the direction it faces
Our house is in front of the supermarket.

inside
opposite of outside
You shouldn`t stay inside the castle.

into
entering sth.
You shouldn`t go into the castle.

near
close to
Our house is near the supermarket.

next to
beside
Our house is next to the supermarket.

off
away from sth.
The cat jumped off the roof.

onto
moving to a place
The cat jumped onto the roof.

opposite