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Franmonaj Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
preposition questions!!
hi there again....
I came across a couple of issues Im not sure about...
1) "....looks like there is no problem for Thursday the 1st from 11.30 to 13.00 in classroom # 2, so I went ahead and made a reservation on it....
Would you guys say IN classroom number 2 or AT classroom number 2. I first instintively wrote at, but I later on switched it since most people at google seem to use the other way.
Also, does on goes along with make reservation? would you say reserve something or make a reservation on something? or maybe you can use both? Can you say book a classroom as an equivalent for this in this context? or you only use book for hotel related talking?
Ok,...thanks for your help again guys!
Fran
I came across a couple of issues Im not sure about...
1) "....looks like there is no problem for Thursday the 1st from 11.30 to 13.00 in classroom # 2, so I went ahead and made a reservation on it....
Would you guys say IN classroom number 2 or AT classroom number 2. I first instintively wrote at, but I later on switched it since most people at google seem to use the other way.
Also, does on goes along with make reservation? would you say reserve something or make a reservation on something? or maybe you can use both? Can you say book a classroom as an equivalent for this in this context? or you only use book for hotel related talking?
Ok,...thanks for your help again guys!
Fran
Top answer
1-- at and in are both fine; the speaker could equally likely be thinking of the point location or the enclosure. 2-- Reserve or make a reservation for , I would say; reservation on sounds odd if not impossible, and Google supports this-- most hits are reservation on Friday / the internet / the phone /etc. It may be confused with such as put a down payment on .
- 1-- at and in are both fine; the speaker could equally likely be thinking of the point location or the enclosure.
- 2-- Reserve or make a reservation for , I would say; reservation on sounds odd if not impossible, and Google supports this-- most hits are reservation on Friday / the internet / the phone /etc.
- It may be confused with such as put a down payment on .
- 3-- Yes, you could book a classroom, a hotel room, a taxi, and passage on an ocean liner .
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1-- at and in are both fine; the speaker could equally likely be thinking of the point location or the enclosure.
2-- Reserve or make a reservation for, I would say; reservation on sounds odd if not impossible, and Google supports this-- most hits are reservation on Friday / the internet / the phone /etc. It may be confused with such a
2-- Reserve or make a reservation for, I would say; reservation on sounds odd if not impossible, and Google supports this-- most hits are reservation on Friday / the internet / the phone /etc. It may be confused with such a
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Hi MM!
You wrote:
"most hits are reservation on Friday / the internet / the phone /etc."
Do you mean that the use of "ON" here is required by the following noun (i.e. Friday / the internet / the phone) rather than by the previous noun "reservation"?
Thanks a lot!
Mara.
You wrote:
"most hits are reservation on Friday / the internet / the phone /etc."
Do you mean that the use of "ON" here is required by the following noun (i.e. Friday / the internet / the phone) rather than by the previous noun "reservation"?
Thanks a lot!
Mara.
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(Oops! forgot to sign in -- MM)
Yes.
I made a reservation on Friday.
I cancelled it on Saturday.
I stayed home on Sunday.
Not 'required', however:
I made a reservation Friday.
I made a reservation for Tuesday on Friday.
Or even:
I made a reservation for Tuesday Friday.
Yes.
I made a reservation on Friday.
I cancelled it on Saturday.
I stayed home on Sunday.
Not 'required', however:
I made a reservation Friday.
I made a reservation for Tuesday on Friday.
Or even:
I made a reservation for Tuesday Friday.
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Thanks MM!
Now, I frequently come across expressions of the kind:
"I made a reservation Friday."
And most of them appeared in newspaper articles:
"Bankrupt chemical maker Solutia Inc. said Monday that it will pay $19.6 million to take over a Mexican company that produces glass."
"Sony Corp. and NEC Corp. agreed to set up a joint venture combining
Now, I frequently come across expressions of the kind:
"I made a reservation Friday."
And most of them appeared in newspaper articles:
"Bankrupt chemical maker Solutia Inc. said Monday that it will pay $19.6 million to take over a Mexican company that produces glass."
"Sony Corp. and NEC Corp. agreed to set up a joint venture combining
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