In / At the playground

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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10Can I say,12br
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10(a) The two children play in / at / on the playground.12br
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10Use 'in'.0-

0 why 'at' and 'on" are wrong? 0-

0 Hi Vincent Teo,02br
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00I don't think there is reason for that. To me, most of the time, prepositions like these don't really follow a logic rule. We say 'in the playground' in this case because this is what native speakers of English tend to say. Grammar rules follow native speakers' habits, people create the rules based on the pattern the language is used by native spe

0 I hope someone can give me the good point of view. 0-

0 01b00Vincent Teo wrote:02b01blockquote

01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10I hope someone can give me the good point of view.12br
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10The two children are playing 01b00in 02b00the playground. (The children are 01b00within02b00/01b00inside02b

0 I don't see any objection to any of these.02br
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01i00The children are playing [at / in / on] the playground.02i02br
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01b00at02b00: near or in or on the playground.02br
00 This might be used if we are far from the playground and cannot see the children playing there.02br
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0 CJ is correct. However, it must be noted that each prep. modifies the meaning differently. 0-

0 Hi CJ02br
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00The teams are assembled 01b00on02b00 the field and are ready to play.02br
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00What is the difference between 'in the field' and 'on the field'?02br
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00Thanks.0-

0 The difference is the same as for 01i00in the playground02i00 and 01i00on the playground02i00.02br
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01i00in02i00 is primarily involved in conceptualizing enclosures, literally or figuratively.02br
01i00on02i00 is primarily involved in conceptualizing surfaces, literally or fi

0 Not figuratively, but literally.02br
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00Thanks, CJ.0-