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PREPOSITIONS

 little things with a large effect.

 Show a relationship
Prepositions of location movement
and time

The difference between


prepositions of location and
movement

The main uses of at , on and in.


Location
 IN -General location (a large area)
The world, Asia, Korea, Seoul, the
mountains,
 ON - More specific
Streets, surfaces, specific mountains,
communication.
 AT -Very specific
An address, A bank, movie theater, Mall,
building, places at have names – Hyde Park,
Lake Tahoe
Place
 At Home
In my room. In the kitchen.

 At work
In my office. In the boardroom

 At school
In the classroom. In the library.
Transport
 On
Bus, train, plane, subway, horse, motorbike,
Bicycle, rollercoaster.

 In
Car, taxi, truck, pickup, tuk-tuk
Paper (on)
Map, menu, notice, sign board,
But (in)
Book, report,
Picture, a photo, in painting, a cartoon
Communication (on)
On the TV, on the internet, on my phone, on the
radio
But - in a movie, in a story
Time
 On
Monday, my birthday, valentine’s day, dates

 In
Months, years, historical periods, seasons

 At
Time, midnight, midday, sunrise, special festival
periods
 There is a mistake on the previous page
 21) should be in time
 22) should be on time

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