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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
In vs on?
It is always confusing to get this right and I always get confused when I'm about to say sentences like the following!! Any golden rule?
There is a camera in / on my phone.
There are several corrections in/on your report.
The laundromat is in/on the basement.
The arts classroom is on the 4th floor in the East wing, or the arts classroom is in/on 4East?
Thanks in advance!
There is a camera in / on my phone.
There are several corrections in/on your report.
The laundromat is in/on the basement.
The arts classroom is on the 4th floor in the East wing, or the arts classroom is in/on 4East?
Thanks in advance!
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'In' is like 'inside' - it refers to something being inside or within something else. 'On' is like 'on top of' - it refers to something being on the surface of something else. Now, how would you fix your sentences?
- 'In' is like 'inside' - it refers to something being inside or within something else.
- 'On' is like 'on top of' - it refers to something being on the surface of something else.
- Now, how would you fix your sentences?
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'In' is like 'inside' - it refers to something being inside or within something else.
'On' is like 'on top of' - it refers to something being on the surface of something else.
Now, how would you fix your sentences?
'On' is like 'on top of' - it refers to something being on the surface of something else.
Now, how would you fix your sentences?
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Alright, I would say:
There is a camera on my phone.
There are several corrections in your report. Can I also say "on the report" (trying to convey that the report has only page and it could simply mean that page).
The laundromat is on the basement.
The arts classroom is on the 4th floor in the East wing. Can I also say "the arts classroom is
There is a camera on my phone.
There are several corrections in your report. Can I also say "on the report" (trying to convey that the report has only page and it could simply mean that page).
The laundromat is on the basement.
The arts classroom is on the 4th floor in the East wing. Can I also say "the arts classroom is
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There is a camera in my phone.- The camera is inside the phone.
There are several corrections in your report--Yes. Can I also say "on the report" (trying to convey that the report has only page and it could simply mean that page-- No; number of oages is irrelevant. The corrections are within the text).
The laundromat is in the basement.-- A bas
There are several corrections in your report--Yes. Can I also say "on the report" (trying to convey that the report has only page and it could simply mean that page-- No; number of oages is irrelevant. The corrections are within the text).
The laundromat is in the basement.-- A bas
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Thanks! 
Mister MicawberThe laundromat is in the basement.-- A basement is a hole in the ground, for heaven'
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I got it, thanks! The answer for my fourth question clarifies the doubt!! I apologize!
The answer for my fourth question clarifies the doubt!! I apologize!00
Yes, that's right: floors are surfaces and basements are holes.
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I got a same problem in my english study! but you know most teachers in china used to teach us as a fix sentences to remember just like "there is no reason why salt is salty !"
In deed ,when you translate the sentences into chinese,some of them is hard to understand.In my eyes,you could refer to earlier answers, accumulate in routine, even according to the context.
In deed ,when you translate the sentences into chinese,some of them is hard to understand.In my eyes,you could refer to earlier answers, accumulate in routine, even according to the context.
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Hello, darin - and welcome to English Forums...where we will fix your fixed sentences.
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