Located In, On, At or To?

Located In, On, At or To?

Hello and welcome to Fransy Fancy English! Prepositions! What a nightmare! To gain a proper understanding of prepositions of place, watch my YouTube video and then come back here. The same rules apply, more or less. 



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LOCATED IN
We use "in" with cities, countries, areas, rooms and states. Follow the same rule when you use the adjective located. 

"My house is located in the city center."
"Our school is located in the suburbs."
"The university is located in Cambridge."
"The apartment is located in a quiet area."

LOCATED ON 
We use "on" with the adjective "located" when we are talking about surfaces, rivers, mountains, coasts, street names (without a number) and islands. We also use the preposition "on" with the noun "side". 
If something is situated on the outskirts, it's in an area on the edge of a town or city.

"In japan they drive on the left side of the road."
"The hotel is on the east side of the city."
"The factory is located on the north side of the lake."

"Our office is located on the fourth floor."
"The café is located on Elm Street."
"There are seven major ports located on the east coast of India."
"They are located on the outskirts of Milan.


LOCATED AT
As a general rule, we use "at" with an exact address. An exact address is the name of the street and the number of the building. 

"He lives at 9 Acacia Street." (at + number + name of the street)
"His house is located at 9 Acacia Street."


LOCATED TO
Normally, the preposition "to" shows direction. I travel/drive/fly/go/move/walk/run to a place. 
The same thing happens here:

"The fitness club is located to the west of the city."
"The warehouse is located to the north-east of the village."
"The bar is located to the left of the bank."
"The store is located to the south of the park."


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