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Mataputih Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Buys at / Buys from
1. My mother buys meat at the market.
2. My mother buys meat from the market.
Which sentence is correct?
Thank you.
2. My mother buys meat from the market.
Which sentence is correct?
Thank you.
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- Second one...
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1. My mother buys meat at the market.
2. My mother buys meat from the market.
I would use 'at'.
BUT My mother buys meat from the stallholder.
2. My mother buys meat from the market.
I would use 'at'.
BUT My mother buys meat from the stallholder.
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Hi, pals
I think both are grammatically correct, and sound fine to me. But, I've notice something curious about the use of the word "market". We can use "in", "on" or "at" with it, depending on the usage we choose.
I usually say: I buy my food and vegetabes at the market.
But I've heard native speakers saying:
- I'm not in the market for a new TV set
I think both are grammatically correct, and sound fine to me. But, I've notice something curious about the use of the word "market". We can use "in", "on" or "at" with it, depending on the usage we choose.
I usually say: I buy my food and vegetabes at the market.
But I've heard native speakers saying:
- I'm not in the market for a new TV set
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In English one usually buys something somewhere if one is in/at that place at the moment of purchase. In other words, sentences like these are correct:
I bought this novel in a bookshop.
He bought his new suit at Selfridge's.
However, it correct to say: England buys coffee from Brazil. (Coffee doesn't grow in Engla
I bought this novel in a bookshop.
He bought his new suit at Selfridge's.
However, it correct to say: England buys coffee from Brazil. (Coffee doesn't grow in Engla
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