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Viceidol Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
"at in the hospital" or "in the hospital"?
I have a fill-in-the-blank question:
Amy and John visited Tom ___ the hospital yesterday.
Should I put in "at" or "in" in the blank?According to the given sentence? Thanks for help!
I would be appreciated if you can also tell me the reason for using "at" or "in" as the answer.
Amy and John visited Tom ___ the hospital yesterday.
Should I put in "at" or "in" in the blank?According to the given sentence? Thanks for help!
I would be appreciated if you can also tell me the reason for using "at" or "in" as the answer.
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You would say, ' ... ' But there's a twist here. With hospitals people are thought to be residing 'in' them.
- You would say, ' ...
- ' But there's a twist here.
- With hospitals people are thought to be residing 'in' them.
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You would say,
' ... at the hospital'
It might be better understood by breaking it down like this:
'Amy and John visited Tom yesterday.'
- 'Where at?'
'At the hospital.'
But there's a twist here. With hospitals people are thought to be residing 'in' them. 'Tom is in hospital.' So the original statement could be rewritten like this:
'A
' ... at the hospital'
It might be better understood by breaking it down like this:
'Amy and John visited Tom yesterday.'
- 'Where at?'
'At the hospital.'
But there's a twist here. With hospitals people are thought to be residing 'in' them. 'Tom is in hospital.' So the original statement could be rewritten like this:
'A
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Note that there is a difference between British English and American English.
If Tom worked at the hospital, you visit him at the hospital. If Tom is a patient there, we (Americans) say he is in the hospital, and you visit him in the hospital. (In short, we use "the.")
If Tom worked at the hospital, you visit him at the hospital. If Tom is a patient there, we (Americans) say he is in the hospital, and you visit him in the hospital. (In short, we use "the.")
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