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Gilysse Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
"on/at" the field??
- They are playing football in the field.
- The cow is grazing in the field.
I was once told when it comes to "field" and when it comes to sentences like that you cannot use prepositions other than "in". This is pretty debatable between the other teachers and me, they claimed "on" or "at" is acceptable. So can we use prepositions other than "in" in these situations?
If I was going to be proven wrong I prefer to hear it somewhere reliable, thanks in advance.
- The cow is grazing in the field.
I was once told when it comes to "field" and when it comes to sentences like that you cannot use prepositions other than "in". This is pretty debatable between the other teachers and me, they claimed "on" or "at" is acceptable. So can we use prepositions other than "in" in these situations?
If I was going to be proven wrong I prefer to hear it somewhere reliable, thanks in advance.
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There is a difference between UK English and American English here. A. You could use "on" rather than "in".
- There is a difference between UK English and American English here.
- A.
- You could use "on" rather than "in".
- They are playing football on the field.
- They were playing football at the field.
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There is a difference between UK English and American English here.
In the U.S.A. You could use "on" rather than "in". They are playing football on the field. They were playing football at the field.
But the cow is grazing in the field or on the field, but not "The cow was grazing at the field" - well maybe depending on the meaning you wish to convey.
We were at the fi
In the U.S.A. You could use "on" rather than "in". They are playing football on the field. They were playing football at the field.
But the cow is grazing in the field or on the field, but not "The cow was grazing at the field" - well maybe depending on the meaning you wish to convey.
We were at the fi
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Hi again,
"Field" is an odd one. For your first, I would use "on," but for the second, I would use "in."
It has to do with how you picture the field. If you see it only as an open plane, as I do with sports, then it's "on." If you see the field as having boundaries, particularly physical boundaries, like a fence or a tree line, then it's "in."
You can use "at" for things
"Field" is an odd one. For your first, I would use "on," but for the second, I would use "in."
It has to do with how you picture the field. If you see it only as an open plane, as I do with sports, then it's "on." If you see the field as having boundaries, particularly physical boundaries, like a fence or a tree line, then it's "in."
You can use "at" for things
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Hi,
- They are playing football in the field.
- The cow is grazing in the field.
I was once told when it comes to "field" and when it comes to sentences like that you cannot use prepositions other than "in". This is pretty debatable between the other teachers and me, they claimed "on" or "at" is acceptable. So can we use prepositions other than "in" in these situations?
- They are playing football in the field.
- The cow is grazing in the field.
I was once told when it comes to "field" and when it comes to sentences like that you cannot use prepositions other than "in". This is pretty debatable between the other teachers and me, they claimed "on" or "at" is acceptable. So can we use prepositions other than "in" in these situations?
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I just do an examination last week and i was confused with in/ on the field sentence. But i think your opinion was right ( im come from Vietnam so my writting skills not correctly sorry if my oppinion was not helpful for you)
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