In/on 5th floor

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Teo  #169983  Thu, 15 Dec 05 02:06 AM

1. Much respected Mr. Wong __ 5F is trying his wife's undergarment.

2.  I saw the known loving couple __ 10F is hitting each other.

3. I saw the usually tough & strong Peter __ 9F is crying.

Which preposition should I use to fill in the above blanks, in or on? 

  
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Cateran  #169985  Thu, 15 Dec 05 02:32 AM

In my opinion, "on" is correct in any of the three sentences.

  
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CalifJim  #169996  Thu, 15 Dec 05 03:20 AM
Teo,
Can you explain this again, please, with more details?
The blanks are placed where prepositions are not used, so I feel the exercise is wrong, or incorrectly copied, or something.  Tongue Tied [:S]
Besides, the sentences seem to have nothing to do with "in/on the fifth floor".  (It's "on the fifth floor", by the way.)
Jim

  
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Anonymous  #170035  Thu, 15 Dec 05 06:51 AM

As I jumped off the building...
I saw the known loving couple in 10F is hitting each other.  I saw the usually tough & strong Peter in 9F is crying. 8F Ah Mei just found out her fiancee is sleeping with her best friend. 7F Dan is taking his daily anti-depression medicine. 6F jobless Heng still buys 7 newspaper to search for a job every day. Much respected Mr. Wong in 5F is trying his wife's undergarment....

 

  
Danyoo  #170073  Thu, 15 Dec 05 09:45 AM
Okay, in the above paragraph the designations 10F, 9F, etc refer to room numbers not to the floor they are on.  So it is correct to say Mr. so and so in (room) 10F.

If the writer wants to refer to the floor, he should say Mr. Wong on the 5th floor as CJ mentions above.

  
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