at / on the front of the shirt

tinanam0102 Hi teachers,Sew the buttons at/on the front of the clothes. You could also sew them at/on the back of the clothesThanksTN

on or onto. Not at.

Hi CalifJim,

Does this have to do with 'sew...on / onto' or 'on the front of'?

Thanks a lot.
TN

tinanam0102Does this have to do with 'sew...on / onto' or 'on the front of'?

If I understand your question, it has to do with both. You need the whole pattern. The pattern is sew X onto Y, but sometimes people substitute on for onto.

The pattern is used for certain verbs of attachment.

Linda taped the photo onto the

Hi CalifJim,

Would the patterns below correct and natural?

1. The buttons on the front of the blouse are rare to find.
2. Adding these clanky buttons to the front of the blouse makes it look flashy.

Thank you
TN

1. The buttons on the front of the blouse are rare to find.
2. Adding these clanky buttons to the front of the blouse makes it look flashy.

The less natural parts have nothing to do with your choice of prepositions; they are both correct.

1. 'rare to find' is not quite natural. 'hard to find' or 'rarely found' or just 'rare' would be more idiomatic.
2. 'cla