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On/at that night
Hi,
In the following blank, we should fill in At or On, and what is the difference?
Chinese people celebrate the Moon Festival. ______ ( At or On) that night, families will get together, eat moon cakes, tell stories,.........
Thank you for the help.
In the following blank, we should fill in At or On, and what is the difference?
Chinese people celebrate the Moon Festival. ______ ( At or On) that night, families will get together, eat moon cakes, tell stories,.........
Thank you for the help.
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ON that night. 'At night' is idiomatic; if there is a modifier, 'at' no longer appertains.
- ON that night.
- 'At night' is idiomatic; if there is a modifier, 'at' no longer appertains.
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ON that night. 'At night' is idiomatic; if there is a modifier, 'at' no longer appertains.
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A premodifier or postmodifier? Now can we say something like this?:
if there is a modifier
-At the night (not THAT in this case) named he anchored his boat at the wharf.
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