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in - on - at

in - on - at

Hi,

Can you tell me what the correct preposition is in this sentence:

I was walking ....................... the street ?

I would say : in.

What do you think?

In addition, are these sentences correct:

- answer the questions as listening to the audio.

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make sentneces using the relative clauses correctly.

Thanks

:)

18 Dec 2014

Apodo

If you have to choose from on / in /at then in is the best UK English, US English users may have a different answer.

I prefer:

I was walking along the street.

I was walking down / up the street.

She fell over in the street.

The accident happened in the main street.

The children were playing in the street. (dangerous if there is traffic)

Answer the questions while listening to the audio.

Answer the questions as you listen to the audio.

Make sentences using these relative clauses correctly. (You supply the clauses to be used)

Write sentences which include a relative clause. (Student must create the whole sentence)

18 Dec 2014

Though both in and on could be used,; "in" is the best answer (AmE)

18 Dec 2014

colinneale27

never say I was walking in the street...never

18 Dec 2014

colinneale27

never say I was walking in the street...never

18 Dec 2014

AE: on the street BE: in the street

18 Dec 2014

"Walking in the street." - you are not on the sidewalk (BE: pavement); you are actually walking in the area where the cars drive (AE: pavement).

I live on Maple Street.

The kids were playing in the street.

I was walking up/down Cherry Lane.

18 Dec 2014

redcamarocruiser

As in Douglas � example, we say ON when the street is named.

If the street is not named we use down or up.

Example: "There She Was Just A Walkin � Down The Street singing Doo Wah Diddy-Diddy Dum Diddy Doo."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=818pqLCK5_Y

18 Dec 2014