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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Articles and 'house' , 'home'
Hello,
Could you say which articles go wih the following words:
house, home.
I know we normally say 'at home' but I have found a sentence of this kind :
'The elderly prefer to stay in their own homes'.
Can we say both, then? I am in/at home...?
What about the word 'house'
I think we say : I am in a/my house.
I have chanced upon this sentence: 'She has organized a party at my house'.
Can we say both: I am in/at (a?my?) house.
What about prepositions? Are they necessary as far as the word 'house' is concerned?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Anna
Could you say which articles go wih the following words:
house, home.
I know we normally say 'at home' but I have found a sentence of this kind :
'The elderly prefer to stay in their own homes'.
Can we say both, then? I am in/at home...?
What about the word 'house'
I think we say : I am in a/my house.
I have chanced upon this sentence: 'She has organized a party at my house'.
Can we say both: I am in/at (a?my?) house.
What about prepositions? Are they necessary as far as the word 'house' is concerned?
Thank you in advance for your help!
Anna
Top answer
I know we normally say 'at home' but I have found a sentence of this kind : 'The elderly prefer to stay in their own homes'. Can we say both, then? -- No, but you can say 'in my/their/etc home'.
- I know we normally say 'at home' but I have found a sentence of this kind : 'The elderly prefer to stay in their own homes'.
- Can we say both, then?
- -- No, but you can say 'in my/their/etc home'.
- Prepositions often join nouns differently.
- -- Yes I have chanced upon this sentence: 'She has organized a party at my house'.
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I know we normally say 'at home' but I have found a sentence of this kind :
'The elderly prefer to stay in their own homes'.
Can we say both, then? I am in/at home...?-- No, but you can say 'in my/their/etc home'. Prepositions often join nouns differently.
What about the word 'house'
I think we say : I am in a/my house.-- Yes
I have chanced upon
'The elderly prefer to stay in their own homes'.
Can we say both, then? I am in/at home...?-- No, but you can say 'in my/their/etc home'. Prepositions often join nouns differently.
What about the word 'house'
I think we say : I am in a/my house.-- Yes
I have chanced upon
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