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Old 23-Sep-2007, 09:32
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Default Re: Prepositions of place

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Originally Posted by Alice_001 View Post
Which preposition is used for the following and why?

1) The theater is on/at 38 Darling Street.

2) Deliver the pizza at/on 38 Darling Street.

1) The theater is at 38 Darling Street.
The preposition at refers to a specific point in space, in this context.

2) Deliver the pizza to 38 Darling Street.
The preposition to indicates "in a direction" or "towards" and it functions as a preposition of place in this sentence.
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