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Cách dùng các Giới từ chỉ Nơi chốn AT, IN, ON

Nói chung, chúng ta dùng:

AT for a POINT (positions/locations)            => địa điểm, nơi chốn, vị trí

IN for an ENCLOSED SPACE (inside)        => không gian đóng/bao bọc xung quanh (bên trong)

ON for a SURFACE, for showing some methods of traveling => bề mặt, phương tiện đi lại...

 

at the corner                            in the garden                           on the wall

at the bus stop/the airport       in London                               on the ceiling

at the door                               in France                               on the door

at the top of the page              in a box                                  on the cover

at the end of the road             in my pocket                           on the floor

at the entrance                        in my wallet                            on the carpet

at the crossroads                    in a building                            on the menu

at the front desk                      in a car                                   on a page

VD:

    Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.

     The shop is at the end of the street.

     My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and arrived in Bangkok two hours late.

     When will you arrive at the office?

     Do you work in an office?

      I have a meeting in New York.

      Do you live in Japan?

      Jupiter is in the Solar System.

     The author's name is on the cover of the book.

     There are no prices on this menu.

     You are standing on my foot.

    There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.

     I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.

     I hit my knee on the corner of the table. (on a surface)

     There was a television in the far corner of the room. (inside the room)

     There's a hotel on/at the corner of my street. (on a surface/at a point)

Lưu ý: Dùng giới từ chỉ nơi chốn "at, in, on" trong các cụm từ sau:

AT                   IN                                            ON

at home           in a car on a bus

at work            in a taxi                                   on a train

at school          in a helicopter                        on a plane

at university    in a boat                                  on a ship

at college         in a lift (elevator)                    on a bicycle, on a motorbike

at the top         in the newspaper                    on a horse, on an elephant

at the bottom   in the sky                                on the radio, on television

at the side        in a row                                  on the left, on the right

at reception     in Oxford Street                      on the way

I love traveling on trains /on the bus / on a plane.

They do really good food at that restaurant. -> xác định nơi chốn/địa điểm

At a sushi restaurant, you sit and the table moves!  -> xác định nơi chốn/địa điểm

We had dinner in a restaurant. ->  xác định vị trí bên trong nhà hàng

They stay at hotels, eat in restaurants, and buy things in shops. -> xác định nơi ở là "các khách sạn; xác định vị trí bên trong các nhà hàng.

Smoking is not allowed in this restaurant. -> xác định vị trí bên trong nhà hàng

He's in the food business: he works ina restaurant.. -> xác định vị trí bên trong nhà hàng