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4.5 Prepositions of Place and Direction

1. Prepositions of place tell where someone The teacher is standing near the window.
or something is. The parking lot is behind the restaurant.
Let’s meet outside the cafeteria.
My car broke down under the bridge.
I saw my friend across the room.
2. a. Use in to talk about a place inside any a. Put the book in a box.
kind of container. I left the keys in the car.
b. Use in with names of countries, states, b. He lives in china.
and cities. They have an apartment in Shanghai.
3. a. Use on to talk about a position on the a. Put the book on the shelf.
surface of something. I left the keys on the table.
b. Use on with names of streets. b. The store is on Fifth avenue.
I got lost on Brookline Street.
4. a. Use at to talk about a specific point. a. Go left at the stop sign.
b. Use at with addresses. b. My brother lives at 29 School Street.
5. Prepositions of direction tell us which way We walked toward the post office.
someone or something is going. I drove from Portland to Seattle.
I saw Mario on his bike between the art
and biology buildings.

6 Complete the sentences. Use in, on, or at.

1. Michaela is on vacation in Ireland.

2. The travel guide is the table.

3. I live 21 Millbrook Road.
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4. There is a restaurant Walker Street.
A few common phrases with
prepositions do not have a/an/the
5. Your coat is the closet.
before the noun: in class, in bed, at
home, at school, and at work.
6. Barbara was very busy work yesterday.
I stayed in bed until 11:00 a.m.
7. Were you class this morning? I’ll call him later. He’s at work now.
8. Turn right the next traffic light.

7 Complete the sentences. Use the correct preposition from the box.

across behind between from near outside toward under

1. I want to take your photo with the lake behind you.

2. The sun was too hot for Fiona, so she sat a beach umbrella.

3. My last apartment was the street from a restaurant. It was noisy.

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