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Do you know someone who always manages to lose something? Are you that person? If so, this article will help you understand how to describe locations in English using prepositions of place and adverbials of place. Whenever we need to talk about the location of something or someone, we will use one of the prepositions of place in English<\/strong>, such as in, on, at, behind, <\/em>and between<\/em>. The same thing happens with adverbs \u2014 some of them are used to describe how we do something or how often we do that action. We also use adverbs, known as adverbs of place, to indicate where an action happens. We will go over these two categories in this blog post. Keep reading for examples and exercises! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where<\/em>: the question word for places <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To learn the location of something or someone, you can ask questions using the question word where<\/strong>. This is the structure to follow if you need to ask where something is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions using \u201cto be\u201d  <\/strong><\/td>Questions using other verbs <\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Where<\/em> + to be + subject + complement (optional) <\/td>Where<\/em> + auxiliary verb (do\/does)<\/em> + subject + base verb + complement (optional)  <\/td><\/tr>
Where is your house?  <\/td>Where do you live?  <\/td><\/tr>
Where are they going? <\/td> Where does she work? <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“Where do you live?” “I live in New York City”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In, on, at<\/em> and many more prepositions of place <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You have probably studied the prepositions in, on, at<\/em> before. They are some of the most common words in English! English speakers use them to describe either time or place. Since this blog post is about prepositions of place, let\u2019s go ahead and understand how they are used to express the location of something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick tips to use in<\/em> to describe locations <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use in<\/strong> with names of countries, cities or neighborhoods. Here are some examples of sentences in which we use in<\/em> to indicate location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n