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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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from / on / at his birthday

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0I'm not good at prepositions but I think 'on' fits well in this context. 'at' should be OK too as it suggests location (at his birthday party)0-

— New2grammar

  • 0I'm not good at prepositions but I think 'on' fits well in this context.
  • 'at' should be OK too as it suggests location (at his birthday party)0-
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0I'm not good at prepositions but I think 'on' fits well in this context. 'at' should be OK too as it suggests location (at his birthday party)0-
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0OK . i wait the expert to answer my questions. 0-
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0Are they all acceptable? 0-
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0From is incorrect.02br
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00For his birthday - the gifts were intended as birthday gifts but could have been given to him on a different day.02br
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00On his birthday - the gifts were given to him on his actual birthday.02br
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00At his birthday - you need to include 'party' or something.0-
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