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what is the difference between this articles ?
How to understand that where should use at, in and on???
Jan 17, 2016 2:39 PM
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There´s no secret. You just have to get used to them. The more you learn the easier it becomes.
AT 8:15
AT Christmas / Easter
AT night
AT noon
AT the weekend ( BrE )
On the weekend ( AmE)
IN the morning
IN the evening
IN July (months)
IN summer (seasons)
IN 1998 (years)
IN the 20th century
IN 5 minutes
IN 2 weeks
ON Sunday ( days of the week)
ON the 28th of March ( in this case the date is included in the sentence)
ON a winter night
ON Monday morning
ON My Birthday
ON Christmas day
AT for a POINT
In for an ENCLOSED SPACE
ON for a SURFACE
On the wall
On the ceiling
On the door
On the floor
On the carpet
On the menu
On a page
In the garden
In london
In france
In a box on the cover
In my pocket
In my wallet
In a building
In a car
At the corner
At the bus stop
At the door
At the top of the page
At the end of the road
At the entrance
At the crossroads
At the front desk
I hope it helps.
January 17, 2016
Tricky
at; at the table, at a conference, at a quarter to ten, at your service, at a bus stop
in; in a minute, in the box, in conference, in a conference, in a bus
on; on time, on the table, on TV, on a bus
So you can see that sometimes the words are interchangeable and sometimes not.
in terms of time. At normally refers to a specific time 10:30. in refers to a gap of time so in 15 minutes and "on time" but there is no on 10:30
in terms of objects
at means besides most things but inside a very big thing. So at a door (means besides the door) but at an airport means in the airport)
in means inside
on means on-top-of
hope that helps
January 17, 2016
Correction: What is the difference between THESE articles?
January 17, 2016
