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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
preposition problems
hey everyone.. i always encounter problems when it comes to preopsitions...
a) im still in (on) bed
b) im (in) (at) the office/school
c) im on (in) a car/train
basically, im having difficulty dealing with in, on and at...
lastly, what should follow "some"? wether in singular usage or plural usage, should i use "are" or "is"?
a) im still in (on) bed
b) im (in) (at) the office/school
c) im on (in) a car/train
basically, im having difficulty dealing with in, on and at...
lastly, what should follow "some"? wether in singular usage or plural usage, should i use "are" or "is"?
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Hello.
I do not have much time available right now, so here goes the answer to the last question;
Some is always followed by singular usage, i.e. is
Jay
I do not have much time available right now, so here goes the answer to the last question;
Some is always followed by singular usage, i.e. is
Jay
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a) i'm still in bed
b) i am at the office/school
c) you must use on. for example; bomb on bus
we use at to stay home or hotel or somewhere but use on anotherway, for example on the beach, on saturday, on bus,
b) i am at the office/school
c) you must use on. for example; bomb on bus
we use at to stay home or hotel or somewhere but use on anotherway, for example on the beach, on saturday, on bus,
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Often, the preposition is fixed by tradition, not by logic.
That means it is better to memorize full phrases until you become more confident about which prepositions are used in which situations:
I am --
in bed, in a car, in the car, in a train, in the train, at the office, at school, at work
"some" can go with "is"/"was" or with "are"/"were". It depends on wh
That means it is better to memorize full phrases until you become more confident about which prepositions are used in which situations:
I am --
in bed, in a car, in the car, in a train, in the train, at the office, at school, at work
"some" can go with "is"/"was" or with "are"/"were". It depends on wh
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X11Hello.
I do not have much time available right now, so here goes the answer to the last question;
Some is always followed by singular usage, i.e. is
Jay
X11--
This is incorrect. As YC mentioned, the number for "is" or "are" is determined by the number indicated by "some."
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It's difficult to explain how to use these prepositions. I can say some rules I know. A very little but I hope it's useful!
"At" with small place (home, school, office...), exactly time (at 6 am for example)
"In" with large place (a city or a country, etc.), with month (Jan, Feb, etc.), year, morning, afternoon, everning
"At" with small place (home, school, office...), exactly time (at 6 am for example)
"In" with large place (a city or a country, etc.), with month (Jan, Feb, etc.), year, morning, afternoon, everning
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"Preposition in English is MAD"--I couldn't agree with your more, TammyBaby.
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Some is not always followed by 'is'.
There are several dogs over there. Some are sitting down and some are walking up and down the fence looking for a way out.
There are several dogs over there. Some are sitting down and some are walking up and down the fence looking for a way out.
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CalifJim wrote: "...at the office, at school, at work"
at THE office
Is it always used with "the"?
at _ school, at _ work
Is it always used without any articles?
Could anybody please tell me this?
at THE office
Is it always used with "the"?
at _ school, at _ work
Is it always used without any articles?
Could anybody please tell me this?
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RuslanaCalifJim wrote: "...at the office, at school, at work""the school/school".
at THE office
Is it always used with "the"?
at _ school, at _ work
Is it always used without any articles?
Could anybody please tell me this?
There is the same in Russian. When you say "I go to school" you mean you are
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I understand. And you also use "work" in a similar way, don't you?..
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