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Prepositions

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

89 at in, on

• at is used for a place when the exact position is not very important:
He was standing at the gate.
We were waiting at the station.
• on is used when the place is seen as a line or surface:
The cat sat on the table.
There was a picture on the wall.
• in is used when the place is seen as having volume or area:
The dog was in the car.
My keys are in my bag.

Practice

Write at, in, or on to complete these sentences.

1 Peter's .in... the kitchen.
2 The money's . on. the table.
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3 He was waiting at. the station.
4 The milk's the fridge.

5 They sat the wall.
6 They made the film Shepperton Studios.
7 I saw them the station.
8 Mary's not here - she's the office.

9 They were sitting the floor.
10 The butter's the shelf the cupboard.
11 The money's my pocket.
12 They are all the garden.

13 The papers are my desk.
14 They are all the car.
15 He's not work today - he's home.

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