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AABB1 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

In vs On

Can somebody please help with the preposition placement in the following questions?

There are subdivions in/on the question?

Can I say The solutions are on the first page on/in the handout

Thanks!
  

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This one is my choice: The solutions are on the first page of the handout.

  • This one is my choice: The solutions are on the first page of the handout.
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This one is my choice:

The solutions are on the first page of the handout.
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Are there sections to the question?

The solutions are on the first page of the handout.
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Hi,

Can somebody please help with the preposition placement in the following questions?

There are subdivisons in/on the question? << Probably 'in'. But I can't comment properly because I don't understand what this means. Can you explain?

Can I say The solutions are on the first page on/in the handout
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Hi Clive,

For the first question:

I actually meant "1a", "1b" (i.e. One question divided into small parts).

Thank you all of you for the responses!
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Hi MM,

Yeah, there are sections (One question divided into parts (e.g. 1a, 1b).
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Hi,

There are subdivions in/on the question?

No. Say

eg There are two parts to the question.

eg The question has two parts.

Clive
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"There are two parts to the question/The question has two parts" is the best way to phrase the thought, but is the sentence with subdivision incorrect? Those parts are "subordinate parts of the larger whole" (i.e. can't get full points for the question without answering all of the parts).
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Hi,

It's not incorrect grammar to use the word 'subdivisions'.

But it's not natural here, and I had to ask you what you meant because I didn't understand.

Clive
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In the US, a subdivision is a neighborhood of houses that were all built by the same developer. The developer would have bought a large plot of land, subdivided it into individual lots, designed and built the houses, and put in the streets, lighting, and other infrastructure.

The word subdivision is used in other contexts, but this one is the most common.
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Are both "Get back on the queue" and "Get back in the queue" correct?

Thanks!

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