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Prepositions of Time and Place

Prepositions can be a bit tricky, especially the most common ones such as on, at and in. You’ve probably studied the use of these many times before but mistakes in them are so common, a bit of extra practice won’t hurt.

With prepositions on, at and in the general rule is that we use in for the most general times and places, on for more specific ones and at for the most detailed ones.

Take a look at the overview below for more examples of use.

Revisiting Your Writing

Take a look at your writing activity from yesterday, where you described your day. If you haven’t completed it you can choose another piece of your writing that uses prepositions of time and place. 

Review how you used these three prepositions and make corrections where necessary.

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