In Expressions^x, Prepositions^x

Chad wrote:Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these standard expressions: in on in a car on a bus in a taxi on a train in a helicopter on a plane in a boat on a ship in a lift (elevator) on a bicycle, on a...

Yoong Liat wrote: Chad wrote: Teo wrote:What's the difference between in the road and on the road? We use "on" for surface example: I'm on the second floor. We use "in" for enclosed space like "in the car" "in the garden" it depends on how you want it to say. We use "in" for enclosed...

A judgment/judgement was...The preposition on is often omitted in expressions of time: He is coming (on) Friday. Some may consider it incorrect, not me.CheersCB

1. Be verbs can be followed by these 3 kinds of words: nouns, adjectives, and prepositions. 2. Verbs to be can be followed by these 3 kinds of words: nouns, adjectives, and prepositions. A Taiwanese teacher of English said that sentence #1 is incorrect because native speakers do not use the...

As you should be able to judge after reading this thread, Anon, there are many cases when the ending preposition is fine and proper and the only reasonable way to structure the utterance. There is nothing at all wrong with 'Where are you from?'-- and undoubtedly it is the most common way to ask...

My goal in writing this book is to help Chinese English students learn the most common way Americans usually express themselves in everyday English. I spent hundreds of hours saying the phrases and sentences over and over in my mind to try to find the most natural spoken structures. I believe...

Hi BelieverAnswering would be easier if you provided us with complete sentences. ... have been working for (in) the past year to get it off the ground ... doesn't sound good because the past year is over and yet have been working is in the continuous tense. However, as we don't have a complete...

Only in the evening is correct. The preposition in the expression in the evening has nothing to do with changed.CheersCB

Dear teachers,Would you please help me with the following sentences?1) One month after he turns 65, he will retire and buy a house at / on (?) the beach. (Can both prepositions be used here? Would they give a different meaning to the sentence ?)2) The last bus gets to the station at ten to...

Taka wrote:Assuming that the dog would take the rest of the cone in one bite, my husband passed it on for what he thought would be the last time.How would you interpret the preposition 'for' above? It goes with the last time: for the last time. For is used in similar expressions with time:That's...