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Vincent Teo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

in / of / on /for the race

Do we say:

1 He ran first in /on the race.

2 He is first / the first in / on the race.

3 Peter is the first of / on the race.

4 He won the first prize on the race.

5 Peter is the first runner in / of / on /for the race.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

1 He ran first in the race. 2 He is first in the race. 3 Peter is first in the race.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1 He ran first in the race.
  • 2 He is first in the race.
  • 3 Peter is first in the race.
  • 4 He won the first prize in the race.
  • 5 Peter is the winner of the race.
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1 He ran first in the race.
2 He is first in the race.
3 Peter is first in the race.
4 He won the first prize in the race.
5 Peter is the winner of the race.
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Banik Biswajit, why using in ?
Because that's what we use in English, that is all: in a race, in a competition, in a game.
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