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Acosta Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
In / on / at
Which of these sentences is / are correct?
a) Jack and Steve are in the old man's boat.
b) Jack and Steve are on the old man's boat.
c) Jack and Steve are at the old man's boat.
Thanks!
a) Jack and Steve are in the old man's boat.
b) Jack and Steve are on the old man's boat.
c) Jack and Steve are at the old man's boat.
Thanks!
Top answer
They are all correct.
- They are all correct.
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Acosta, "in" and "on" mean more or less the same. "In" is used when the picture in the speaker's mind is an enclosure. You can be on/in a plane, train or boat but "on" is use more frequently.
"At" is a different case. It means the boat is at a fixed location and "they" have gone to that location. They may or may not be onboard the boat, but they are whe
"At" is a different case. It means the boat is at a fixed location and "they" have gone to that location. They may or may not be onboard the boat, but they are whe
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