How to use IN ON AT + Prepositions of Place and Direction
- ●IN is used to explain one point in time (not specific times), a place in itself, and a location in an area or volume
Use “in” with one point in time such as centuries, decades, months, years, seasons, weeks, and parts of the day (not specific times).
Example: He studies in the morning.
The weather is cold in December.
Tiffany was born in 2000.
To explain a place in the point itself
Example: The toys in the box. The milk was in the glass.
To explain a location in an area or volume with a neighborhood, country, and city.
Example: I had lived in Korea since 2005.
- ●ON is used to explain one point in time with days, a place, or a location on a surface.
To explain one point in time such as days (Sunday-Saturday) and weekends
Example: Ken works on Sundays.
To explain a place or location on a surface such as streets and avenues
Example: Teddy Bear was left on the bed.
- ●AT is used to explain one point in time with the time of day, a place at the general vicinity, and a location at a point
One point in time with the time, specific times such as 9 am, 10 pm, and 10 o'clock.
Example: He eats bread at 9:00 AM.
A place at the general vicinity such as an address and specific location.
Example: The boy was waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
A location at a point
Example: She finds him at the library.
How different between in, on, and at in Prepositions of location and prepositions of time
In, On, At in prepositions of location
In use with Country, City, Neighborhood
On use with Streets and Avenues
At use with Address and Specific location
In, On, At in prepositions of time
In use with not specific times, Centuries, Decades, Years, Months, Weeks, Seasons and parts of the day
On use with Days and Weekends
At use with Hours
Prepositions of Place
To refer to a place inside something contained use “inside”
Example: The dog is inside the cage.
Inside is always associated with a sense of being physical enclosed.
Differences between In and Inside
In: used to indicate a location, time, position, etc.
Inside: is always associated with a sense of being physical enclosed.
To refer to an object higher than a point use “over” and “above”
Example: The ball flew over the box.
The ball is above the box.
To refer to an object lower than a point use “under/underneath” and “below”
Example: The ball is under/underneath the box.
The ball is below the box.
To refer to an object close to a point uses the following prepositions: near, by, next to, between, among, opposite.
Boy is stand by the girl.
Girl stand between an old woman and a boy.
The lion is opposite elephant.
Doctor is among students.
This building is next to the hospital.
Postman stands near the postbox.
Between VS Among
Use between when referring to one-to-one relationships.
Use among when referring to indistinct or nonspecific relationships.
By VS Next to
By: Combine that with the position of next to and the position a little further away. have a wider radius may be behind or are opposites
Next to: It is in a position that is immediately connected to each other only on the left or right side.
Prepositions of Direction
“To” is the basic prepositions of direction.
To: signifies orientation toward a goal. When the goal is physical, such as a destination, "to" implies movement in the direction of the goal.
Example: The green car drove to the cinema.
The other two prepositions of direction are compounds formed by adding "to" to the corresponding prepositions of location.
ON + TO = onto: signifies movement toward a surface
Example: The helmet went on(to) his head.
IN + TO =into: signifies movement toward the interior of a volume
Example: The milk went into the glass.
This blog is a part of English for the Media by Miss Piyamat Samretdee, The Fourth year of English Major Nrru.
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