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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Assemble / gather in

Can I say,

(a) The pupils gathered at / in the hall.

(b) Pupils assembled at / in the hall.
  

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If you say "at the hall," that would imply that they gathered at a different building (a hall), not in the school. " Both "gathered" and "assembled" are correct.

  • If you say "at the hall," that would imply that they gathered at a different building (a hall), not in the school.
  • " Both "gathered" and "assembled" are correct.
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If you say "at the hall," that would imply that they gathered at a different building (a hall), not in the school. If they gathered in the hall in the school, you should say "in the hall." Both "gathered" and "assembled" are correct.

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