EXAMPLES

ON the wall
ON the floor
ON the chair
ON the ground
ON the beach
ON the table
ON the ceiling
ON the grass
ON the island
ON her chin
ON the door
ON page 200
ON a plane
ON a train
ON a bus
ON a ship
ON a river
ON the coast
ON the outskirts
ON the road
ON the left
ON the right
ON the map
ON the way

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ON + days of the week
Your bus pass is on the floor. It fell out of your pocket.
Your jacket is on the chair.
Your iPhone is on the ground. Don´t leave it when you go!
They basked in the sunshine on the deserted beach.
Your tea is on the table.
There´s a spider´s web on the ceiling.
They lay on the grass soaking up the sunshine.
How long have you lived on the island?
She had a breadcrumb on her chin.
He put up a list of things to do on the door.
The answers were on page 200 at the back of the book.
All passengers on the plane had to wear masks.
Luckily food was served on the train to Glasgow.
Metro newspapers are available on buses.
Passengers were stranded on the ship during lockdown.
Seville is on the river Guadalquivir.ON the outskirts
They rented an apartment in a small fishing village on the coast.
That new restaurant on the outskirts of the city is busy.
There was an accident on the road to Edinburgh.
After you pass the petrol station, the Post Office is on the left.
The supermarket is on the right after the roundabout.
The documentary put the tiny village on the map.
They stopped for petrol on the way to the cinema.

She went to the hairdresser´s on Monday.

PREPOSITIONS IN

«in construction»

PLACE

we express position within an enclosed space or specific area, physical circumstances or surroundings.