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Do you agree with my analysis of my sentences?

-We understand how stressed you all must be in these two weeks. (IN is optional)
-Afternoon Tea is a British/American culture, which lets gentlemen and ladies sit down in the afternoon and share a light meal together. (the red words are natural and correct English)
-You can fully relieve yourself of/from the burden of (the) mid-term. (OF is more common, but FROM is also correct and good English; THE is optional)
-We have the honour of having him to be our speaker and share the book with us in a fine evening. (If there's an adjective before morning, afternoon, or night, it's more common to use ON, but IN is also correct and good English.)

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

OttoJWe understand how stressed you all must be in these two weeks. (IN is optional)

'In' is not optional; it is wrong.

OttoJAfternoon Tea is a British/American culture, which lets gentlemen and ladies sit down in the afternoon and share a light meal together. (the red words are natural and correct English)

No, 'culture' should be uncountable there, and it should read '...is a part of British culture.' Americans do not take afternoon tea.

OttoJ-You can fully relieve yourself of/from the burden of (the) mid-term. (OF is more common, but FROM is also correct and good English; THE is optional)

'The' is not optional except in some circumstances (which are not revealed in your text).

OttoJ-We have the honour of having him to be our speaker and share the book with us in a fine evening. (If there's an adjective before morning, afternoon, or night, it's more common to use ON, but IN is also correct and good English.)

'In' is not possible there. You have your rule confused. These are possible:

to share his book (on) this fine evening/morning/afternoon/night
to share his book this evening/morning/afternoon/tonight
to share his book in the evening/morning/afternoon // at night.

OttoJ · Answer

Mister Micawber'The' is not optional except in some circumstances (which are not revealed in your text).

In 'relieve...from/of the burden of (the) mid-term', 'mid-term' means a general idea of mid-term tests, essay-writing, etc.

Would this case make it optional?

Mister Micawber'In' is not possible there. You have your rule confused

1. Do you mean my rule/explanation of 'when there's an adjective before morning/night/afternoon/evening it's more common to use on' is wrong, and the reason for using on has nothing to do with whether there's an adjective?

2. The original sentence was intended to be in an email, rather than on the occasion of introducing the speaker, so can I use 'on a fine evening'? In your examples you used the instead of a.

Mister Micawber · Answer

OttoJIn 'relieve...from/of the burden of (the) mid-term', 'mid-term' means a general idea of mid-term tests, essay-writing, etc.Would this case make it optional?

I would expect the writer in that case to use the plural: 'from the burden of mid-terms'.

OttoJ1. Do you mean my rule/explanation of 'when there's an adjective before morning/night/afternoon/evening it's more common to use on' is wrong, and the reason for using on has nothing to do with whether there's an adjective?

No, 'in' was wrong in the example you posted: (X) We understand how stressed you all must be in these two weeks. (IN is optional).

OttoJ2. The original sentence was intended to be in an email, rather than on the occasion of introducing the speaker, so can I use 'on a fine evening'?

Yes. My examples were general.

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