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Teo Posted 20 years ago
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in one's home
1. Nora is __ my home. (A) at (B) in
The answer is B. Is choice A also acceptable?
2. His friends are __ his home. (A) at (B) in
The answer is B. Is choice A also acceptable?
The answer is B. Is choice A also acceptable?
2. His friends are __ his home. (A) at (B) in
The answer is B. Is choice A also acceptable?
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[Y] In the same way that we can say 'I arrived at London at 4pm' or 'I arrived in London at 4pm'. I presume that this exercise is from either an elementary or pre-intermediate level book. Wait till Upper-Intermediate level and they'll tell you that both are possible.
- [Y] In the same way that we can say 'I arrived at London at 4pm' or 'I arrived in London at 4pm'.
- I presume that this exercise is from either an elementary or pre-intermediate level book.
- Wait till Upper-Intermediate level and they'll tell you that both are possible.
- Here is a random selection from the British National Corpus for 'at my home'...
- html#FP7 1897 Well, I'm not at my home address, as you see, so if there's a letter for me, I haven't got it.
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Yes!!![Y]
In the same way that we can say 'I arrived at London at 4pm' or 'I arrived in London at 4pm'.
I presume that this exercise is from either an elementary or pre-intermediate level book. Wait till Upper-Intermediate level and they'll tell you that both are possible.
Here is a random selection from the British National Corpus for 'at my home'...
In the same way that we can say 'I arrived at London at 4pm' or 'I arrived in London at 4pm'.
I presume that this exercise is from either an elementary or pre-intermediate level book. Wait till Upper-Intermediate level and they'll tell you that both are possible.
Here is a random selection from the British National Corpus for 'at my home'...
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