Locating Important Places

Expressing the Location of Important Places

When you are locating places you have to use certain prepositions to locate them. These prepositions are: at, in, and on.

The prepositions at, in and on can be confusing sometimes. The following is an explanation of how to use these prepositions.

At

At is used to locate something at a certain point:

1. At the bus station
2. At the entrance
3. At the crossroads
4. At the junction
5. At the top of the mountain

We were waiting at the bus stop when it started to rain. He was at the entrance of the theatre when he heard the noise.

In

In is used to locate something enclosed in a space:

1. In a box
2. In a car
3. In a building
4. In my pocket
5. In my bag

They found a lot of money in his pocket. I've lived in London for two years.

On

On is used to indicate position above and in contact with the surface of something:

1. On the wall
2. On the door
3. On the table
4. On the ceiling
5. On the carpet
6. On the page
7. On the cover

The picture on the wall is fantastic. You'll find more information about the camp on this page.

Direction of Important Places

For direction of important places, we use words like: front, back, beside, adjacent, opposite, top.

1. Front — directions express something which you face.
2. Back/Behind — directions express things which are at the side of your back.
3. Beside/Adjacent — explain something which is next to, closer or nearby.
4. Opposite — explain something which faces another thing.