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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Were you in/at their home.

1. Were you at their home.

OR

2. Were you in their home.

Which one is correct?
  

Top answer

These sentences need a question mark at the end. With that correction both are possible, but for someone visiting in the normal way, "at" would usually be used. g.

— GPY

  • These sentences need a question mark at the end.
  • With that correction both are possible, but for someone visiting in the normal way, "at" would usually be used.
  • g.
  • someone had entered uninvited.
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These sentences need a question mark at the end. With that correction both are possible, but for someone visiting in the normal way, "at" would usually be used. "in" seems to suggest a special situation, e.g. someone had entered uninvited.
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1. Were you at their house?

2. Were you in their house?

Are also both possible?
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Anonymous1. Were you at their house? 2. Were you in their house?Are also both possible?
Yes. Again there is a slight difference in connotation, but perhaps not identical to the difference in the case of "home".
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Thanks. I'm also wondering is there any difference between:

1. Were you at their home?

AND

2. Were you at their house?
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Most houses are homes, but a home is not necessarily a house. "Their home" might be an apartment, a houseboat, a mobile home, a tent in the wilderness, etc.
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