Learn English Grammar

Learn English Grammar
Prepositions are those words that are used to connect nouns, pronouns and phrases in a sentence. They do the job of portraying the relation between the words they connect. Broadly, there are three categories in which Prepositions can be divided:

• Prepositions of time
• Prepositions of place
• Prepositions of movement

In this article, we will discuss the Prepositions of place in detail.

Prepositions of place refer to those prepositions are used to show the location of something. These include prepositions of position and direction. Some examples of prepositions of place are:

1. At: It is used to describe a point. For example:

• I saw someone standing at the door.
• My shop is located at the corner of the road.
• He is at office.

1. In: It is used to talk about enclosed spaces. For example:

• She is in India.
• He is in his room
• She is working in the kitchen.
• The book is in the bag.
• They are in Italy.
• I read the facts in the article.
• The fish is swimming in the pond.