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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

'on' or 'in'

I saw this on/in the news.
I read this on/in the paper.
I read this on/in a magazine.
Look it up on/in the dictionary.
Look it up on/in the map.
In cases of these, the preposition would be 'on' or 'in'?
Please help me to clarify. Thank you.
  

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I saw this on [ TV ] / in [ newspaper ] the news. I read this in the paper. I read this in a magazine.

  • I saw this on [ TV ] / in [ newspaper ] the news.
  • I read this in the paper.
  • I read this in a magazine.
  • Look it up in the dictionary.
  • Look it up on the map.
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I saw this on [TV] / in [newspaper] the news.
I read this in the paper.
I read this in a magazine.
Look it up in the dictionary.
Look it up on the map.

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