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Generally,weuseat,inandonwhenwetalkaboutthelocationofthings.
Whatdotheprepostionsinthesethreethingstellusaboutthelocations?
"MeetSimonattheendoftheroad."
"Youleftyourglassesinthebathroom."
"Isthataspideronthewall?"
At a Point
Attellsusthatthefollowingnounislocatedataspecificpointorlocation.Itshowsanexactposition.
"She'swaitingattheentrance."
"He'ssittingonhischairathisdesk."
"Iworkatabank."
In an Enclosed Space
Intellsusthenounisinanenclosedspace(surroundorclosedoffonallsides).Basically,when
somethingisinsidesomething.
Inabox.
Inaroom.
Inacountry.
On a Surface
Ontellsusthatthefollowingnounislocatedonasurface.Useonwhenonethingisattatchedtoor
touchingsomthing.
Onthetable.
Onthefloor.
Onthechair.
What'sthedifferencebewteenthesetwosentences?
She'satthelibrary.
She'sinthelibrary.
She'satthelibrary.theemphasisisontheherlocationandthetypeofplaceshehasgoneto.
She'sinthelibrary.theemphasisisonthetypeofbuildingsheisin.
Bothofthesesentencesarefinetoanswerthequestion,"Whereisshe?"
Nowdecidewhichprepositionneedstobeused:
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1Ialwayskeepsomeextramoney__mybagincaseofemergencies.
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2I'llreadittonight___home.
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3Doyoulive___ahouseoranapartment?
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4DidyoulearnEnglish___Malta?
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5Shegrewup___afarm.
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6Ireadaboutit___thenewspaper.
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7Hewentforaswim___theriver
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8Thedog'ssleeping___thecarpet.
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9Theinformationis___thetopofthepage.
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10Wereyou___thepartytoo?
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Mon,02/04/201309:30ChrisMcCarthy
YourAnswers
Foracoupleofthesequestionsmorethanoneanswermaybepossible.Ifyoudisagreewithmy
answerpleaseletmeknowandjustifywhyyouthinkanotheranswerispossible.
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Chris
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Mon,02/04/201311:08benneth
Youranswers
Howcorrectisittosay"shegrowonafarm
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Mon,02/04/201314:39ChrisMcCarthy
Growup
Almostright,try"Shegrewuponafarm".
'Growup'isaphrasalverbmeaning"tobecomeolderoranadult".
Thanks,
Chris
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Sun,03/10/201306:32junaidsaab
Butfarmisnotanysurface,
Butfarmisnotanysurface,ratherit'sabuildingthatcoveredthenounthroughandthrough.
So,tomythinking,'in'seemsappropriateinthiscase.....
pleaseexplain!
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Mon,03/11/201306:52ChrisMcCarthy
FarmHouse
Farmappliestothelandandbuildings(barns,stables)onit.Theareaisafarm.Afarm
houseiswherepeopleonafarmlive.
Thanks,
Chris
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Mon,02/04/201317:58Yura
3Mistakes(
Idon'tknowrightanswers,butIwasshockedwithRIVER,FARM,andPAGE...
ThankyoufortheLesson!
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Mon,02/04/201318:18jais
imadesamemistakes...but
imadesamemistakes...butforriver,i'minsuspicion....itmaynotberight.....howisitpossibleto
swimintheriver(swimmingisnotaactivitythatisdoneunderwater)ifnativespeakersspeaking
likedisidontknow....
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Mon,02/04/201321:02sagarpirwani
helo
thankyouforlesson
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Fri,02/08/201310:01saran2100
doubt
DidyoulearnEnglish___Malta?
Ihavedoubtabouttheanswerforabove.
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Fri,02/08/201310:36ChrisMcCarthy
'In'isusedwithcountries
'In'isusedwithcountriese.g."IwasborninSpain."
'On'isusedwithsmallislands.
"Hewasshipwreckedonanisland."
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Thu,03/14/201317:44biljanas
Itwasdifficult.
Itwasdifficult.
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Sat,03/16/201307:56dilpat01
shegrewupatfarm.She
shegrewupatfarm.
Shegrewuponafarm.
Thesebothsentenceisrightorwrong
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Fri,06/28/201318:41samaaheikal
sama
shegrewuponafarm,isright
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