DESCRIBING LOCATION

Preposition of Place

Preposition of place are used to show position or location of one thing to another. We will take a look at
the examples below :

Preposition Meanings Examples

In Inside All of the employees are in the office
On On or touching a surface The book is on the desk
Attached to something My picture is on the wall
Floor in a building My office is on the second floor
At Exact position or particular place I met him at the university
Place to do something typical At work, at university
Beside/ next to Very close to the side of something My office is next to shopping centre
In front of Further forward (of) something Our new CEO is giving a speech in
front of all the employees
Behind At the back (of) something Who is the man behind the show?
Between Something in the middle of two Her table is located between mine and
objects or things yours
Under/ below At a lower level of something I work as a lecturer under the ministry
of education
Above/ over In a higher position than something I walk on the bridge over the river
Through From one end or side of something to The train went through a tunnel
the other
Around Surrounding or on all sides of The whole management was sitting
something around the table