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Goldfish Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

preposition

Dear teachers,
Which preposition do we use before the names of streets?
Ex:
I live in/on Freedom street.
beggars in/on the streets might be quite poor.
The bank is located in/on the west sixth street.
Also: Is this correct?
The museum is the opposite of the national park.
  

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goldfish Which preposition do we use before the names of streets? AmE uses 'on'; BrE uses 'in'. I live in/on Freedom Street.

— Mister Micawber

  • goldfish Which preposition do we use before the names of streets?
  • AmE uses 'on'; BrE uses 'in'.
  • I live in/on Freedom Street.
  • B eggars in/on the streets are quite poor.
  • The bank is located in/on West Sixth Street.
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goldfishWhich preposition do we use before the names of streets?
AmE uses 'on'; BrE uses 'in'.

I live in/on Freedom Street.
Beggars in/on the streets are quite poor.
The bank is located in/on West Sixth Street.
The museum is opposite the national park.
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Mister MicawberAmE uses 'on'; BrE uses 'in'.
When an actual street is named, BrE usually uses "in", but in cases such as "beggars on the streets", "on" would be common.
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goldfishthanks alot.
Thanks a lot.

(There is no word "alot".)
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