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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Q #2 (Prepositions - in, on, at)

Hi,

a). I am looking forward to going to Australia, though I will there ___ business. (in/on/at)


b). I don't feel like going out. I think I'll stay ___ (in/on/at).
[They say 'in' is correct, but would you tell me why 'at' is inappropriate here, please?]

c). There are too many people ___ (in/on/at) the boat. It's going to sink.


d). It's late. I must go ____ home (to/at/no preposition).
(Please tell me why it is wrong to say 'to' home.)

Thank you all.
  

Top answer

Laborious a). I am looking forward to going to Australia, though I will there ___ business. (in/on/at) on business is the idiom.

— CalifJim

  • Laborious a).
  • I am looking forward to going to Australia, though I will there ___ business.
  • (in/on/at) on business is the idiom.
  • Laborious b).
  • I don't feel like going out.
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Laboriousa). I am looking forward to going to Australia, though I will there ___ business. (in/on/at)
on business is the idiom.
Laboriousb). I don't feel like going out. I think I'll stay ___ (in/on/at).
stay in is the idiom. at requires an object. As far as I know, there are no idioms that end in a
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Thank you so much, CJ, for your replies. As always, your explanation is crystal clear and to the point.

I'd like to ask one more question, though it may not be related to this thread.

In my sentence (b), "I don't feel like going out.", what does 'I don't feel like' mean, please?

Do we always use an ing form with this structure, as in "I don't feel l
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Laboriousthough it may not be related to this thread
Right. Well, you should start a new thread for those. Do that next time.
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feel like sth/doing sth:it means you want to do or have sth.
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