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Yogi2005 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Prepositions

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00I'm confused with some prepositions and google doesn't help so I would be grateful if someone could help me. 02br
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00Please help me with the below, i'm interested in prepositions in bolid, which are possible? are there more than one possibility? if so, than which are more common? 02br
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001. the Christmas tree is 01b00on/in/at02b00 Trafalgar Square. 02br
002. it stands 01b00on/in02b00 the apex of a rectangle. 02br
003. try the booth 01b00 at/in/on 02b00 Trafalgar Square 02br
004. throw it 01b00 to/on 02b00 the roof 02br
005. you see sth 01b00 in 02b00 the tree but apples are 01b00 on 02b00 the tree? 02br
006 10 o'clock 01b00on/in02b00 my watch 02br
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0 I would go like this way; 02br 00 1. There is a Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. 02br 00 2.

— Paco2004

  • 0 I would go like this way; 02br 00 1.
  • There is a Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square.
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  • It stands at a vertex of the rectangle.
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0 I would go like this way; 02br
00 1. There is a Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. 02br
00 2. It stands at a vertex of the rectangle. 02br
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0 1. (There's a) Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. 02br
002. It stands at the vertex of a rectangle. 02br
003. Try the booth in Trafalgar Square 02br
004. Throw it [on / onto] the roof 02br
005. You see sth in the tree but apples are on the tree? Yes. 02br
006 10 o'clock [by / according to] my watch 02br
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0 Huurm...I still am not good at choice of prepositions. I made a mistake in #4. 02br
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3. Could be in or at depending on context.

I want to buy some theatre tickets. I will go to the booth in Trafalgar Square.

I went to the booth at Leicester Square, they had sold out, but they said 'you could try our other booth in/at Trafalgar Square.
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You can throw something to the roof or onto the roof, but if you throw it on the roof, it means you're standing on the roof when you throw it. (Likewise, jumping into the shower is often a good idea; jumping in the shower can be dangerous -- and looks silly.)

Skater
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0 Au contraire! "on" is frequently used to mean "onto"; "in" is frequently used to mean "into" (even though the ambiguity you mention may exist in specific contexts). In fact "on" and "in" may actually be more frequently used than their equivalents "onto" and "into". 02br
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00They set the dishes on/?onto the tab
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0 Hello CJ 02br
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00Frankly speaking, I don't think "throw a thing to the roof" is completely incorrect. If one says "He threw a stone on/onto the roof", I think the sentence would inevitably connote the stone reached the roof. If one wants to avoid such an implication, I think, they might say "He threw (up) a stone to the roof". 02br
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1.the Christmas tree is at Trafalgar Square.

2.it stands on the apex of a rectangle.

3.try the booth on Trafalgar Square .

4.throw it on the roof .

5.you see sth on the tree but apples are in the tree.

10 o'clock in my watch .
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