Prepositions of place

• 12 Prepositions of place

  12.1

  in, on, under

  

  

  Prepositions of place indicate where something is located.

  • in (inside...), on (on top of... / surface), under (below...)

  （冠词）The 钥匙keys 在are 在...里in （冠词）the 包里bag.

  The key is in the bag.

  （冠词）The 书book 在is 在...上on （冠词）the 桌上table.

  The book is on the table.

  （冠词）The 猫cat 在is 在...下under （冠词）the 椅子下chair.

  The cat is under the chair.

  12.2

  next to, between, behind

  • next to (beside...), between (between...), behind (behind...), in front of (in front of...)

  （冠词）The 商店shop 在is 旁边next to （冠词）the 银行bank.

  The shop is next to the bank.

  她She 坐sits 之间between 汤姆Tom 和and 萨姆Sam.

  She sits between Tom and Sam.

  Note: between means "between two," and is usually followed by A and B: between the door and the window.

  Common Errors

  • ❌ ~~The picture is in the wall.~~ → ✓ The picture is on the wall. — Hanging "on" the wall involves surface contact, so use on.
  • ❌ ~~I read it on the book.~~ → ✓ ...in the book. — Content "inside" a book uses in; people in photos also use in the photo.
  • ❌ ~~The shop is next the bank.~~ → ✓ next to the bank — next to is two words; to cannot be omitted.
  • ❌ ~~between the door with the window~~ → ✓ between the door and the window — between takes the fixed collocation A and B.

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