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Dileepa Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
There aren’t enough hours in the day
I found the following expression from a book.
There aren’t enough hours in the day
Though we usually use "on" before a day, in the above sentence "in" is used instead of "on". Could someone please explain the reason for this.
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Consider the preposition in . A jar can hold 12 marbles. There are 12 marbles in the jar.
- Consider the preposition in .
- A jar can hold 12 marbles.
- There are 12 marbles in the jar.
- A day has 24 hours.
- There are 24 hours in a day.
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Consider the preposition in.
A jar can hold 12 marbles. There are 12 marbles in the jar.
A day has 24 hours. There are 24 hours in a day.
A year has 365 days. There are 365 days in a year.
A week has 7 days. There are 7 days in a week.
A year has 12 months. There are 12 months in a year.
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