PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE: at, in, and on (II)

Preposition ‘in’

 We use ‘in’ in the following ways:

Ø  To talk about a location within a larger area

·         I’m sure the phone is somewhere in this house.

·         He went to a country in Asia.

Ø  Being within shape or surrounding of something:

·         I was sitting in an armchair.

·         They were in bed.

·         Check him in Baba Sala’s shop (i.e. within Baba Sala’s shop).

Ø  Into something

·         He dipped his hand in his pocket.

·         My uncle got in his car and sped off.

Ø  To talk about physical surrounding:

·         He walked home in the rain.

·         She sat all alone in the darkness.

Ø  To talk about books, movies, plays, etc. and their forms:

·         The author is also a character in the novel.

·         How many acts are in the play?

Ø  To talk about profession:

·         She is in the army.

·         He is in computer business.

Ø  To show language or material:

·         The novel is written in English.

·         She wrote in pencil.

Ø  To indicate dress:

·         Call me the girl in black.

·         Mr Ogidi was in a blue hat yesterday.