Cute Onion Club - Onion Head SRI INDRIANA E-PRIMBON: PREPOSITION IN, ON, AND AT

Senin, 02 April 2012

PREPOSITION IN, ON, AND AT

Prepositions of Time: at, in, on
The prepositions in, on, and at can be used to indicate time and place. Notice how they are used in the following situations:
We use:
  • at for a PRECISE TIME
  • in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
  • on for DAYS and DATES

 Look at these examples:
  • I have a meeting at 9am.
  • The shop closes at midnight.
  • Jane went home at lunchtime.
  • In England, it often snows in December.
  • Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
  • There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
  • Do you work on Mondays?
  • Her birthday is on 20 November.
  • Where will you be on New Year’s Day?

Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:
ExpressionExample
at nightThe stars shine at night.
at the weekendI don’t usually work at the weekend.
at Christmas/EasterI stay with my family at Christmas.
at the same timeWe finished the test at the same time.
at presentHe’s not home at present. Try later.

Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:
inon
in the morningon Tuesday morning
in the morningson Saturday mornings
in the afternoon(s)on Sunday afternoons
in the evening(s)on Monday evening
When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.
  • I went to London last June. (not in last June)
  • He’s coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
  • I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
  • We’ll call you this evening. (not in this evening)
Sample sentences:
    I met my wife at the theater. (while watching a movie) I spilled my drink in the theater (on the floor of the building) She works at the library on Wednesdays. She found a rare coin in the library (building). Dr. Jones works at the hospital every day. John was in the hospital for a week with a broken leg.
     
For schoolprison, and churchthe is used to indicate the building. No article indicates
the general situation. Note the following:
"practice"/situationbuilding
in school (studying, listening to teacher, etc.)in the school (building)
in jail/prison (staying there as a criminal)in the jail/prison (temporary)
in church (praying, listening to a sermon, etc.)in the church (building)


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