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Chang Posted 17 years ago
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When to use in, on, at, for. Is there any rules to follow? For eg., He punched me in the face. What would I use there in or on
I also hav e a very hard time with articles, particularly THE.
I also hav e a very hard time with articles, particularly THE.
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Yes, you would say "He punched me in the face". ) in a dictionary, but their actual use is often highly idiomatic (that is, often not subject to obvious rules). It seems impossible to adequately explain their use in the language except by making a vast list of different expressions or writing pages and pages of analysis.
- Yes, you would say "He punched me in the face".
- ) in a dictionary, but their actual use is often highly idiomatic (that is, often not subject to obvious rules).
- It seems impossible to adequately explain their use in the language except by making a vast list of different expressions or writing pages and pages of analysis.
- The use of articles in English is also something that would take pages and pages to explain in full.
- If you have any specific sentences then you could post them here and hopefully someone will be able to help out.
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Yes, you would say "He punched me in the face". You can find the core meanings of prepositions ("in", "on", "at", "for" etc.) in a dictionary, but their actual use is often highly idiomatic (that is, often not subject to obvious rules). It seems impossible to adequately explain their use in the language except by making a vast list of different expressions or writing pages and pages of ana
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