Prepositions of Place: at, in, onIn 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 |
See also Prepositions of Time: at, in, on 
For a full list of 150 prepositions, including one-word and complex prepositions, with 370 example sentences, try the English Club ebook English Prepositions Listed.
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