English Grammar – Prepositions to say where you live | live at live in
DearTeacherRebecca,IamwritingtoyouconcerningsomeusagesofAt,OnandIn.TheprepositionsareoneofthemostimportantproblemsinEnglishforEnglishlearners.EventhoughmoststudentsincludingmeunderstandthesethreeprepositionswellforTimeandPlace,Iamtooconfusedtousethesewordsforsomeconditions:forexample,actions,statesandsoon.Isearchedtheusagesofthewordsontheinternet,especiallyonYoutube,butmostteachersexplainedhowtousethesethreewordsforPlaceandTime.SoIwrotethemdownonapageandfoundoutwhattheyweredifferentandwhatth...
Dear Teacher Rebecca,I am writing to you concerning some usages of At, On and In. The prepositions are one of the most important problems in English for English learners. Even though most students including me understand these three prepositions well for Time and Place, I am too confused to use these words for some conditions: for example, actions, states and so on. I searched the usages of the words on the internet, especially on Youtube, but most teachers explained how to use these three words for Place and Time. So I wrote them down on a page and found out what they were different and what they were similar to by using Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. It made me a little clear and I am still confused for some usages.Regarding this, there are some usages I am not sure how to use them ( they are according to just Oxford dictionary):
1.(a) At ( 5. In direction of or towards)e.g. Somebody threw paint at the prime minister.(b) On ( 10. Used to show direction)e.g. He ...