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Grammar and Linguistics > at or in
at or in
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El-Samreyah
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at or in
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dear teachers would u please tell me which is the correct sentence:
1- The skirt is (in) the clothes shop.
2. The skirt is (at) the clothes shop.
1. There are chillies (in) the supermarket.
2. There are chillies (at) the super market.
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13 Dec 2009
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Nessie33
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!. The skirt is in the clothes shop. ( inside)
2. There are chillies at the supermarket.
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13 Dec 2009
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nordynour
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The skirt in the clothes shop...
The chillies at the supermarket... |
13 Dec 2009
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Nessie33
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Dear nordynour,
I am sorry but where is in your sentences the verb TO BE ?
1. IS
2. ARE
Regards
Nessie
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13 Dec 2009
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arkel
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I would say in for both as they are inanimate things and so are placed �in � the buildings. I would use �at � for people who work or use the buildings |
13 Dec 2009
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Marla D.
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Here is a good link Nordynour. http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/in_on_at.html Marla |
13 Dec 2009
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darryl_cameron
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They are both functional and correct but with with slightly different meanings.
It all depends on the preceeding sentences!
I guess if its an exercise when only one will do, you should go for �in � as it has the best general meaning. |
14 Dec 2009
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alien boy
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A quick paraphrase from �Practical English Usage � (Swann)
in: is used for position inside large areas or when something is surrounded on all sides.
In the sentences above �in � indicates that the skirt & the chillies are located physically inside the respective shopping outlets.
at: is used to talk about a position - think of a point on a map, a stage on a journey or a meeting place. It is also often used when we think about the activity that happens at a location rather than the location itself.
In the sentences above at would refer to general location. e.g there are chillies at the supermarket (not the corner store); the skirt is at the clothes shop (not the second hand shop).
Regards,
AB
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14 Dec 2009
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