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JKBelieve Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

On the early morning of April 8

I saw an article with this phrase "...on the early morning of April 8..."

I always thought early morning should be used with 'in' instead of 'on'...am I wrong?
  

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am I wrong? Context, context, context! " depending on context.

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JKBelieveI always thought early morning should be used with 'in' instead of 'on'...am I wrong?
Context, context, context!

As it stands I don't have a problem with "on the early morning..." It's also possible to say "in the early morning..." depending on context.
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It is correct to write "on" with dates: "on April 8" and "on the morning of April 8". The writer next adds a further time restriction by adding the adjective "early".

This could be rephrased: "On April 8, early in the morning." This sounds more natural to me.
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JKBelieveI always thought early morning should be used with 'in' instead of 'on'...am I wrong?
No, you're not wrong. But in this case the author was anticipating the use of the date, and on is used with dates. on April 8. I would accept either in or on because both morning and a date are used here.

CJ
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