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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

on vs at

'I was looking for shells at the beach"
is this sentence correct?
  

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Use "on" because it implies that you were there on the sand looking for shells.

  • Use "on" because it implies that you were there on the sand looking for shells.
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Use "on" because it implies that you were there on the sand looking for shells.
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Anonymous'I was looking for shells at the beach"is this sentence correct?
Yes if you are speaking of the location (i.e., not in the city)—or 'on' if you are speaking of the sand and not the sand dunes.

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