If she wanted to know more specifically, (for example, she is home and she can’t find me) she would say, Yes, but where in the house?. My wife calls and says, Where are you?.This lets the listener know your general location. If the place that you are talking about is big, like an airport, hotel or even your house (with many rooms and locations) then you should use at. This brings me to the next preposition at. They meant to say, My workbook is at my house. Well, thankfully they did not throw it on their house.In English, this means that they have thrown their workbook on top of their house, on the roof. I often hear my students tell me, My workbook is on my house. It might take you a little longer to find those keys, since it wasn’t so specific. If they were to answer you like this, The keys are in the living room. You ask them in English, Where are your keys? They will answer, The keys are on the table. Perhaps, you need to find keys that belong to someone. I have given you a more specific location to help you locate me.
I am focusing on a more specific location. I am not talking about being surrounded by something. For me, the word on means specific location. Now let’s talk about on as a preposition. Skype English Lesson with a native AMERICAN or BRITISH teacher ›› ON (This means that she is a student and not physically at the school). (The outline or frame of the photo is surrounding him). (The answer is surrounded by the book, this is easier to imagine if the book is closed). (The covers are over me or I am under a blanket). If you say that you are in a door (I hope that you are not), then as a fluent English speaker, I understand that you have broken the door and you are somehow trapped in the door. He is in the lake or pond or bathtub.Īgain, if you are surrounded by the location, then you are in that location. What country are you surrounded by? Then you are in this country! This also works for cities and countries. There are four walls, a ceiling and a floor. If you want to say something is encased or surrounded by anything, this is your go to preposition. This word means surrounded by or encircled by. Why is the preposition IN used instead of FOR? IN In the early stages of learning English, you should just try to identify a preposition when you’re reading or listening in English and recognise how it is used.Ī preposition is used to show direction, location, time, or to introduce an object. Prepositions can be confusing and difficult for English learners, because there is no definite rule or formula for choosing the right preposition! AT ON IN Prepositions - Ī preposition is a word that connects a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to some other parts of sentences.
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