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Gray olive 661 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

In vs On

Hi,

I always have this doubt. I knew when to use "IN" & "ON" generally like:

"Book is on the table means, on the surface of"

"Book is in the table means, under the table."

But, How we decide whether to put "ON" or "IN" in the sentence below?


1."The UK is leading the world in the fight against climate change"

2."Burning fossil fuels emits CO2, which traps solar radiation in the atmosphere"

  

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gray olive 661 1. "The UK is leading the world in the fight against climate change" 2. e.

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  • gray olive 661 1.
  • "The UK is leading the world in the fight against climate change" 2.
  • e.
  • not readily predictable from rules or from the prepositions' literal or core meanings.
  • However, in your examples you can largely apply the literal or spatial meanings in order to understand why it should be "in" and not "on".
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gray olive 6611. "The UK is leading the world in the fight against climate change"
2. "Burning fossil fuels emits CO2, which traps solar radiation in the atmosphere"

The use of prepositions in English can be very idiomatic, i.e. not readily predictable from rules or from the prepositions' literal or core meanings. However, in your examples you can large

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I always have this doubt. I knew when to use "IN" & "ON" generally like:

"The/A book is on the table means, on the surface of" Yes

"The/A book is in the table means, under the table." No. It means 'contained inside'. It sounds like the table has a drawer,

But, how do we decide whether to put "ON" or "IN" in the sentence below?


1."The UK is leading t

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