Who is the man ___ the grey suit? - in => people are in clothes, That sweater looks good ___ you - on => clothes / jewelry are on people, She had a ring ___ every finger - on => clothes / jewelry are on people, There's a new show __ TV - on => 2 dimensional surfaces (floors, walls, etc.), Look! There's a spider __ the ceiling - on => 2D, She's ___ the bath - in => 3 dimensional surfaces, __ children's stories, animals can talk - We say in a book, in the newspaper, in a story, but on a page, Are you free tomorrow? Just a minute. Let me look ___ my diary. - To look at something, Her photo is __ page 4 __ the newspaper - on / in, The mouse is on the table / at the table - on => surface / at => the mouse is eating and can probably talk too, I'm leaving ___ the 4:15 train - We say on a bus / bike / ship / train / plane but in a car, Paul crashed his car because he didn't stop __ the traffic lights - at , Begin __ the beginning - at, My room's __ the top of the house - at, We had lunch ___ the station restaurant. It was very hot ___ the dinning room. - We use at when thinking of the activity ( we had lunch) and in when we think about the place itself., Do come in; don't stand ___ the cold. - in, Do you know those people sitting ___ the grass? - on, Do you mean the one __ the left? - on, Don't keep this medicine ___ the sun. - in, The house ___ the corner is mine. - at, The yachts are sailing __ British waters now. - on, The train stopped ___ every station - at, Congratulations __ your promotion - on (this noun is followed by on), I felt stupid because of lack __ sleep - of, Some people say belief __ yourself is important for success __ life - in / in , The price of food is ridiculous. They'll put a tax ___ bread next.  - on, She insisted __ paying - 0n (verb + prepositions), It depends __ the weather. - on, She specializes ___ mental health. - to specialize in, Do you want to take part ___ the conference? - to take part in something, He'll never succeed __ business. - to succeed in something, That baby smiles ___ everybody - to smile at someone, Cups belong ___ that cupboard - in, The human body mainly consists ___ water - of, Don't shout ___ me like that - to shout at someone, There's an interesting article ___ page 12 - on, We're not very interest ___ politics - in, ___ my opinion, you're right - in, I often go walking ___ the rain - in, Your keys __ the reception desk - at,

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