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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Arrive in / at

Hi teachers,

This is a rule that I've read:

You 'arrive in' for big places, but 'arrive at' for small places.

Generally speaking we say:

arrive AT + buildings, and small places
arrive IN + cities and countries
get TO + places in general

Examples:

1. We arrived in New York late in the evening.
2. We arrived at the airport just in time.

What about this sentence? 'You arrived late once again in class'.

Why do we use 'in' in this case?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

You are right about the prepositions with arrive. There is an extremely simple rule that will help you choose the right preposition. Use the same preposition you would use after to be : He is in Rome .

— Cool Breeze

  • You are right about the prepositions with arrive.
  • There is an extremely simple rule that will help you choose the right preposition.
  • Use the same preposition you would use after to be : He is in Rome .
  • He arrived in Rome .
  • He is at the airport .
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You are right about the prepositions with arrive. There is an extremely simple rule that will help you choose the right preposition. Use the same preposition you would use after to be:

He is in Rome. He arrived in Rome
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Hi Cool Breeze,
Cool BreezeUse the same preposition you would use after to be:
Wow! It is an excellent rule. I have already keep it in my folder 'best grammar tips ever'.

Thank YOU so much.

Cool BreezeThe prepostion is determined by the word that follows it, not by arrive.
I didn't know this one. Today
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