Adverbials of location

Level: beginner

We use prepositions to talk about where someone or something is:

above	among	at	behind	below	beneath
beside	between	by	in	in between	inside
near	next to	on	opposite	outside	over
round	through	under	underneath

He was standing by the table.
She lives in a village near Glasgow.
You'll find it in the cupboard.

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We use phrases with of as prepositions:

at the back of	at the top of	at the bottom of	at the end of
on top of	at the front of	in front of	in the middle of

There were some flowers in the middle of the table.
Sign your name here – at the bottom of the page.
I can't see. You're standing in front of me.

We can use right as an intensifier with some of these adverbials:

He was standing right next to the table.
There were some flowers right in the middle of the table.
There's a wood right behind our house.

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We also use adverbs for location:

abroad	here	indoors	upstairs
overseas	there	outdoors	downstairs
away	round	out of doors	home
nearby	around	next door

Children love to play out of doors.
Did you see anybody there?
We have one bedroom downstairs.
Don't leave things lying around.

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I‘d be glad if you could help me.
The sentence I’m struggling with is:
At the bottom of the cartoon is a house.
Is is better to write:
At the bottom of the cartoon there is a house.
Can I leave out the “there“ or would that be wrong?
Thanks a lot.

Hello giesspott,

Yes, it's fine to omit 'there'.

This is an example of inversion in a sentence beginning with a prepositional phrase. It's not uncommon in narratives as it can serve to create a expectation and interest: