WEBVTT 00:00.480 --> 00:02.730 Welcome to this tutorial. 00:02.730 --> 00:08.070 Today we're going to talk about prepositions of place. 00:08.100 --> 00:09.400 Let's get started. 00:12.700 --> 00:21.430 Remember that a preposition is usually a short word used to link nouns pronouns or phrases to other 00:21.430 --> 00:24.480 words within a sentence. 00:24.520 --> 00:33.510 Have a look at the example over here if I'm not mistaken her birthday is in MI. 00:33.510 --> 00:45.410 Note that the preposition in is used to link the noun May to her birthday. 00:45.500 --> 00:54.380 Now there are many types of practitioners and amongst them are prepositions of please Now three are 00:54.380 --> 01:00.200 used to show the position or location of one thing with another. 01:00.380 --> 01:08.690 Note that we usually use prepositions of plays when we answer the question beginning with Where Have 01:08.760 --> 01:10.610 a look at the example. 01:10.660 --> 01:14.660 Over here where do you live. 01:15.530 --> 01:18.810 I live in New York. 01:18.890 --> 01:24.200 The preposition of place in tells us where I live. 01:25.330 --> 01:28.970 New York. 01:29.090 --> 01:42.720 Now there are three main prepositions of place e at denotes specific point or location of something. 01:42.720 --> 01:45.200 Have a look at the examples below. 01:46.860 --> 01:56.450 There is someone standing at the door the preposition of place that denotes a specific location the 01:56.450 --> 01:56.900 door 01:59.840 --> 02:04.220 there weren't many people at the theater. 02:04.250 --> 02:06.800 It's Monday after all. 02:06.800 --> 02:15.880 Again the preposition of place adds denotes a specific location the theatre and sentence. 02:16.070 --> 02:21.110 Alex lives at number twenty five Emerald Street. 02:21.110 --> 02:31.360 The preposition of plays add gives us or denotes a specific address and in the sentence. 02:31.360 --> 02:34.480 Ashley works at Apple. 02:34.480 --> 02:48.170 The preposition of please add denotes a specific company or void please be in in implies that something 02:48.260 --> 02:55.040 is located in an enclosed space or within a larger area. 02:55.040 --> 02:58.040 Have a look at the examples below. 02:58.130 --> 03:02.180 I think I left my phone in the living room. 03:03.440 --> 03:11.040 Meaning that living room is part of your house and in the sentence. 03:11.040 --> 03:14.070 Jake lives in the US. 03:14.160 --> 03:19.590 He lives in Texas in the first sentence. 03:19.590 --> 03:28.800 The preposition of please in refers to the country U.S. and in the second sentence the preposition of 03:28.800 --> 03:32.490 place in refers to the state 03:36.910 --> 03:46.060 Si On on implies that something is located on the surface. 03:46.130 --> 03:48.250 Have a look at the examples below. 03:49.250 --> 03:51.460 Could you grab my phone. 03:51.530 --> 04:00.200 It's on the coffee table in the living room meaning that it's on the surface of furniture. 04:00.500 --> 04:08.040 Coffee table and a sentence GK sister is on the West Coast. 04:08.090 --> 04:16.880 She absolutely loves the Pacific in this sentence The preposition of plays on implies that GK sister 04:17.240 --> 04:24.260 is located along the road river or by the sea Lake etc. 04:27.230 --> 04:31.640 And in this sentence Alex lives on the third floor. 04:32.590 --> 04:41.410 The preposition of plays on implies that Alex lives on a certain floor in the building. 04:43.200 --> 04:44.740 And in this sentence. 04:45.030 --> 04:47.420 Sorry I'll call you back. 04:47.450 --> 04:51.410 I'm on the train now again. 04:51.440 --> 04:59.890 The preposition of place on implies where I'm located public transport. 05:00.020 --> 05:10.860 My grandparents work on a farm the preposition of please on in the sentence implies where my grandparents 05:10.950 --> 05:23.570 are located which is on an open field the surface of the earth now sometimes you can use both at and 05:23.720 --> 05:26.390 in when you talk about the location. 05:26.420 --> 05:30.230 Also there is a slight difference in meaning. 05:30.230 --> 05:33.500 Have a look at the following examples. 05:33.500 --> 05:40.590 My siblings are at the mall meaning the you are stating the location in general. 05:40.790 --> 05:47.990 Your siblings could be inside the mall somewhere at the interests or at the parking lot. 05:50.860 --> 06:01.520 And in this sentence My siblings are in the mall now in means that you are specifying that your siblings 06:01.850 --> 06:06.760 are inside the mall. 06:06.830 --> 06:10.010 It's a slight difference between at and in.