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he's in the basement vs he's on the basement

The correct phrase is "he's in the basement." The preposition 'in' is used to indicate a location inside a building or enclosed space. 'On' is not appropriate in this context.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 1119 views

he's in the basement

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'in' when referring to someone's location inside a building or enclosed space.

Examples:

  • She's in the kitchen.
  • The cat is in the living room.
  • They are in the classroom.
  • He's in the car.
  • The book is in the bag.
  • Maybe he's in the basement.
  • No, he's in the basement!
  • If he's in the basement, I can lock him in!
  • He's in the basement, getting X rays from storage.
  • He's in the basement through the door in the outhouse.

Alternatives:

  • he's downstairs
  • he's in the cellar
  • he's in the lower level
  • he's in the underground
  • he's in the subterranean area

he's on the basement

This phrase is incorrect in English. 'On' is not used to indicate someone's location inside a building or enclosed space.

  • There was nobody in the basement.
  • I thought the basement looked cleaner.
  • I'm getting more done in the basement of an abandoned steel factory...
  • Poker game in the basement next Saturday.
  • We're going to watch from the basement steps when he leaves.
  • Health control. and building the basement.
  • - Send medics to the basement.
  • Cyrus has containment cubes all over the basement.
  • Debris fell behind the basement drywall.
  • But the police found your fingerprints on the basement doorknob, the basement where the power was cut right before Luca was shot.
  • We had 17 trunks hidden in the basement of our house.
  • We had 17 trunks hidden in the basement of our house.
  • I have a CB radio in the basement.
  • We're making a bedroom for Andrea in the basement.
  • Everyone in the basement would be sick.
  • Everyone in the basement would be sick.
  • It was in the basement of our old house.
  • There is an archive in the basement.
  • The archive is two levels down in the basement.
  • Your father locked you in a freezer in the basement to punish you.

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