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Zen Lee Swee Ching Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Please help me to solve these problems...

1. She buys groceries at the supermarket.

She buys groceries from the supermarket.

Which sentence is correct?

2. We play football in the field.

We play football on the field.

We play football at the field.

Which sentence is correct?

3. She cycles in the park every evening.

She cycles at the park every evening.

Which sentences is correct?

4. The cactus is a thorny plant.

A cactus is a thorny plant.

Cactus is a thorny plant.

Which sentence is correct?

5. She hangs the rug out under the sun.

She hangs the rug out in the sun.

Which sentence is correct?

6. The sun rises from the east.

The sun rises in the east.

Which sentence is correct?

7. He works in the office.

He works at the office.

Which sentence is correct?

8. The birds are flying in the sky.

There are many birds flying in the sky.

Which sentence is correct?
  

Top answer

1. She buys groceries at the supermarket. OK.

  • 1.
  • She buys groceries at the supermarket.
  • OK.
  • It tells where she is when she buys groceries.
  • She buys groceries from the supermarket.
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1. She buys groceries at the supermarket. OK. It tells where she is when she buys groceries.

She buys groceries from the supermarket. OK. It tells us the source of her groceries.

2. We play football in the field. Not very idiomatic.

We play football on the field. Best.

We play football at the field. OK.

3. She cycles
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If a picture show the girl is buying things in the supermarket, then which sentence is most suitable?

-She buys groceries at the supermarket.

-She buys groceries from the supermarket.
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Zen Lee Swee ChingIf a picture show the girl is buying things in the supermarket, then which sentence is most suitable?
-She buys groceries at the supermarket.
-She buys groceries from the supermarket.
I find "at the supermarket" more suitable.

CJ

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