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Reegis Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

In/on the first days of June

Hello.

Normally we say that something happens "on" a given day, but I have encountered this sentence:

The temperature suddenly dropped in the first days of June.

Is it correct?
  

Top answer

Yes. "on" is for a single day, not a range.

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  • Yes.
  • "on" is for a single day, not a range.
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Yes. "on" is for a single day, not a range.
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So, the only correct version of this sentence is with "in"? And with "on" - is it incorrect?

I googled "on the first days of" and there seem to be many solid results...
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ReegisSo, the only correct version of this sentence is with "in"?
You can also use "during".
Reegis And with "on" - is it incorrect?
I wouldn't use it.

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The temperature suddenly dropped on the first days of June.
This sounds wrong.
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It rained on the first few days of June.
This sounds more acceptable (describes something that happened separately on each individual day).
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So the decision to use 'on' or 'in' is dependent on how a given period is interpreted - whether as separate days or as a time interval...
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