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Avid learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Rules for preposition before time

Hi,

Rules for preposition before time:

1) We use no preposition with the following time expressions: this, that, last, next, tomorrow, yesterday, today, week

2) We use no preposition with time expressions that contain every, all, each, some, any and one.

3) “On” is used for days and dates. Example:

On Monday, on the Tuesday, on a Friday

On the 17th, on 20th, on a 18th

4) “At” is used before night and precise clock. Example:

At 5 o’clock, at 5 pm

At night, at the midnight, at a night

5) “In” is used for months, year, century, and parts of a day. Example:

In January, in the July, in a December

In 1981, in the 90s

In early 20th century, in the 19th century

In evening, in early morning, in the noon, in an evening

I found this set of rules for preposition before time expression from the net. Are these rules correct?

If they are, then
  1. “In the night” should have been “at the night”
  2. “On one early morning in the 19th” should have been “one early morning on the 19th
  3. “Once upon a December” should have been “Once in a December”
By the way, is it grammatically correct to say “she wakes up at 1 a.m. in the morning” or should I replace the phrase “in the morning” with “in the night” or “at / on the night”

Thank you for your explanation.
  

Top answer

The guidelines are basically correct, with the following changes: Rules for preposition before time: 1) We use no preposition with the following time expressions: this, that, last, next, tomorrow, yesterday, today, week 2) We use no preposition with time expressions that contain every, all, each, some, any and one. 3) “On” is used for days and dates. Example: On Monday, on the Tuesday, on a Friday On the 17 th , on the 20 th , on the 18 th 4) “At” is used before night and precise clock.

  • The guidelines are basically correct, with the following changes: Rules for preposition before time: 1) We use no preposition with the following time expressions: this, that, last, next, tomorrow, yesterday, today, week 2) We use no preposition with time expressions that contain every, all, each, some, any and one.
  • 3) “On” is used for days and dates.
  • Example: On Monday, on the Tuesday, on a Friday On the 17 th , on the 20 th , on the 18 th 4) “At” is used before night and precise clock.
  • Example: At 5 o’clock, at 5 pm At night, at midnight , at night 5) “In” is used for months, year, century, and parts of a day.
  • Example: In January, in July , in December In 1981, in the 90s In the early 20 th century, in the 19 th century In (the) evening, in (the) early morning, in (the) afternoon , in (the) evening “In the night” should have been “at the night”- - No; 'at night' (it is idiomatic) “On one early morning in the 19 th ” should have been “one early morning on the 19 th ”- Yes “Once upon a December” should have been “Once in a December”-- No, not really; both phrases are trying to be literary, and the former phrase wins.
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The guidelines are basically correct, with the following changes:

Rules for preposition before time:

1) We use no preposition with the following time expressions: this, that, last, next, tomorrow, yesterday, today, week

2) We use no preposition with time expressions that contain every, all, each, some, any and one.

3) “On” is used for days and dates. Exam

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