when to use in, on, at?
not like places or time or street which but I wanna know it grammarly
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You use in when you’re in love, on when you’re on top of the world and at when you’re at home!
In - Am in my room - We were in love five years ago - Could you put my luggage in my room? On - The cat is on the table -My boyfriend enjoys putting his feets on the table - The book is on my desk At - We were at the funeral when he suddenly cried out for help - At my mom's place, she loves putting some fruits on the table and not in the fridge.
-In is used when something is located inside of a defined space. It could be a flat space, like a yard, a box, house or a car. The space does not need to be closed on all sides, for example; I'm in love. -On is used when something is touching the surface of something. It could be a horizontal surface, like a floor or beach, or vertical surface like a wall. It is also used for the surfaces of body parts. For example; he has a tattoo on his arm. -The preposition 'at' can be used in multiple contexts, such as telling time or location[e. g., telling someone to meet ''at the coffee shop'']. It can also be used to introduce prepositional phrases that identify the object of a sentence.
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I am going in to the house, or put it in the box, opposite of in , is out Sit on the chair, climb on the ladder, opposite of on is off I looked at new dresses, we found him at the movies, this is where we at.
TIME Imagine it as a pyramid with "at" at the top. at on in at - shows the "smallest" time. e.g.: at 5 p.m., at noon (12 o'clock), at 7:30 a.m. etc. (BUT: at night) on - a bit bigger chunk of time, usually with the words that have/imply "day". e.g. on Monday, on Friday, on the 1st of May, on the 4th of July etc. in - a big period of time. e.g.: in summer, in winter, in 2015 (BUT: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening) PLACE at - the idea is to be close to something (a specific spot). e.g.: at the window, at the corner, at the hospital, at the top of the page etc. in - the idea is to be INSIDE of something (even if it's just borders). in the box, in the city, in Canada, in the field, in the sea. on - we use "on" to describe the position of something on surfaces. e.g.: on the table, on the wall, on the bed, on the floor etc. This is the main idea. But as always there are exceptions and expressions that don't not follow the rules. I hope it helps you a little. :)
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Not so genius, but this has worked with my Asian and Latino students: Substitute all "Th-" in words with a "D-", as it is an easier starting point e.g. instead of "The", ask them to say De(almost like a form of pidgin english: de boi VS the boy). Its a matter of throat to tongue, where sounds with "T" and "D" are easier to begin with and then you will gradually progress to the "Th-" sounds as the find confindence and comfort. You could always tell them to pretend they are blowing out candles on a birthday cake; and for the "Th" sound their tongue should gently touch their teeth, like in words like "Thin" or "This". Have them practice the not so elated soft "Th" sound-- its like their tongue is having a short siesta on their teeth! Such a mental jounery and lots of creativity will get you through a lot of pronounciation hurdles.
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The biggest challenge I faced while learning English was understanding and using different tenses correctly. It took time to get used to the various rules and exceptions.
