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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

In, on or to

Hi,

In school we were taught that:

If A borders B, we should use "on": Canda is on the north of the USA.

If A is within B, we should use "in": New York State is in the north of the USA.

If A and B are separate areas and don't border each other, we should use "to" : New York State is to the north of the Florida.

I think the usage about "in" and "to" are correct, but is "on" used correctly?
Thanks
  

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stephenlearner Hi,In school we were taught the folowing . S. S.

— Canadian45

  • stephenlearner Hi,In school we were taught the folowing .
  • S.
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  • If A and B are separate areas and don't border each other, we should use "to" : New York State is to the north of the Florida.
  • It doesn't matter if the two areas border each other.
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stephenlearnerHi,In school we were taught the folowing.

If A borders B, we should use "on": Canada is on the north of the U.S.
If A is within B, we should use "in": New York State is in the north of the U.S.
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canadian45 It doesn't matter if the two areas border each other.
Thanks.
But if I want to choose a preposition, should I choose "to" for both cases?
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The both cases are :
Canada is to the north of the USA.
New York State is to the north of Florida.
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stephenlearnerThe both cases are :Canada is to the north of the USA. New York State is to the north of Florida.
But "to the" is not needed, so there is no good reason to include it.

In your original post, there was one "on the north".
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