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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Late (at/on/in/to) school

A. I was late at school this morning.
B. I was late on school this morning.
C. I was late in school this morning.
D. I was late to school this morning.

1. Which prepositions above are possible?
2. If two or more are possible, how are they different in meaning?
3. Which is most natural? If none, what is the natural expression?

Please enlighten me. Thank you.
  

Top answer

1. -- Only D is possible, but you can also use 'for'. Both are natural expressions.

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  • -- Only D is possible, but you can also use 'for'.
  • Both are natural expressions.
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1. Which prepositions above are possible?-- Only D is possible, but you can also use 'for'. Both are natural expressions.
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