PREPOSITION IN, ON, AND AT

yeah! ini topik terakhir kita di semester 2. sebelumnya di semester 1 kita udah mempelajarinya nih.

tapi alangkah lebih asiknya kita belajar lagi.

dan topik ini saya tulis dengan semangat tingkat tinggi, karna akhirnya blog e-primbon ini kelar juga.

kok jadi curcol alias curhat colongan gini ya? haha

back to the topic! what is preposition in, on, and at??

chek this out and like this yoo :)

Preposition of Time : at, in, on

We use :

• at for a PRECISE TIME
• in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
• on for DAYS and DATESat in on
• PRECISE TIME MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS DAYS and DATES
• at 3 o'clock in May on Sunday
• at 10.30am in summer on Tuesdays
• at noon in the summer on 6 March
• at dinnertime in 1990 on 25 Dec. 2010
• at bedtime in the 1990s on Christmas Day
• at sunrise in the next century on Independence Day
• at sunset in the Ice Age on my birthday
• at the moment in the past/future on New Year's Eve

Look at these examples:

• I have a meeting at 9am.
• The shop closes at midnight.
• Jane went home at lunchtime.
• In England, it often snows in December.
• Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
• There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
• Do you work on Mondays?
• Her birthday is on 20 November.
• Where will you be on New Year's Day?

Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:

• at the weekend I don't usually work at the weekend.
• at Christmas/Easter I stay with my family at Christmas.
• at the same time We finished the test at the same time.
• at present He's not home at present. Try later.

Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions : in on

• in the morning on Tuesday morning
• in the mornings on Saturday mornings
• in the afternoon(s) on Sunday afternoons
• in the evening(s) on Monday evening

When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.

• I went to London last June. (not in last June)
• He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
• I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
• We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)

Preposition of Place : at, in, on

In general, we use :

• at for a POINT
• in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
• on for a SURFACEat in on
• POINT ENCLOSED SPACE SURFACE
• at the corner in the garden on the wall
• at the bus stop in London on the ceiling
• at the door in France on the door
• at the top of the page in a box on the cover
• at the end of the road in my pocket on the floor
• at the entrance in my wallet on the carpet
• at the crossroads in a building on the menu
• at the front desk in a car on a page

Look at these examples:

• Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.
• The shop is at the end of the street.
• My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and arrived in Bangkok two hours late.
• When will you arrive at the office?
• Do you work in an office?
• I have a meeting in New York.
• Do you live in Japan?
• Jupiter is in the Solar System.
• The author's name is on the cover of the book.
• There are no prices on this menu.
• You are standing on my foot.
• There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.
• I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.

Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these standard expressions: at in on

• at home in a car on a bus
• at work in a taxi on a train
• at school in a helicopter on a plane
• at university in a boat on a ship
• at college in a lift (elevator) on a bicycle, on a motorbike
• at the top in the newspaper on a horse, on an elephant
• at the bottom in the sky on the radio, on television
• at the side in a row on the left, on the right
• at reception in Oxford Street on the way