When to Use 'AT', 'ON', and 'IN'
LABELS: GRAMMAR, PREPOSITION
AT
- PRECISE TIME - at 1 o'clock p.m.
- POINT - at the corner, at the subway station, at the bus stop
- DESTINATION - at the top of the mountain
- LOCATION - at the back of the department store
- TIME OF THE DAY - at noon, at night
- DESIGNATED SPECIFIC - The train is due at 12:15 p.m.
- SPECIFIC ADDRESSES - She lives at 55 Boretz Road in Durham.
ON
- DAYS - on Monday
- DATES - on the 1st of July
- SURFACE - on the wall, on the table
- PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - on the train
- DIRECTIONS - on the left, on the right
- FLOORS - on the 1st floor
- STREET - on Mapo Street
- AVENUE - on 5th avenue
- DESIGNATED DAYS AND DATES - My brother is coming on Monday.
We're having a party on the Fourth of July.
- DESIGNATED NAMES OF STREETS, AVENUES, ETC - Her house is on Boretz Road.
IN
- MONTHS - in June
- YEARS -in 2008
- CENTURIES - in the 22nd century
- LONG PERIODS - in 6 months
- ENCLOSED SPACE - in the box, in my pocket
- PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION - in a car, in a taxi, in a lift (elevator)
- COUNTRIES - in America, in Korea
- TIME OF THE DAY - in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
- - He started the job in 1971
She likes to jog in the morning.
It's too cold in winter to run outside.
IN
in bed
in the
bedroom
in the car
in the library
in school
AT
at work
at home
at the library
at the office
at school
ON
on the bed
on the ceiling
on the floor
on the horse
on the plane
on the train
in London
at the bus stop
on the door
in my pocket
at the door
on the carpet
in a building
at the top
on a page
in the garden
at the exit
on the menu
in my wallet
at the bottom
on a bicycle
in May
at 3:00 pm
on television
in summer
at noon
on the right
in 1990
at dinnertime
on the left
in the 1990's
at bedtime
on Sunday
in the Ice Age
at sunrise
on March 6th
in the past
at sunset
on a holiday Day
in the future
at the moment
on my birthday
in the
morning
at weekend