write a paragraph on a trip of out of city using preposition of time?
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Why do we say The bank is on Grimshaw Lane. and She lives at 132 Gainsborough Avenue, but not She lives in 132 Gainsborough Avenue' or The bank is at Grimshaw Lane?'
Many learners and even some teachers view the usage and meaning of prepositions as a secret that can’t be unlocked. However, if we examine the syntactic environments of such key prepositions systematically, patterns of usage and core meaning concepts emerge which can aid explanation and learning.
The prepositions at, in and on are often used in English to talk about places (positions) and times. Sometimes the choice of one over another in a particular phrase or sentence seems arbitrary. However, if we analyse patterns of occurrence we can identify key concepts in meaning and usage which consistently apply and can be used as a platform for learning.
Prepositions of time
The preposition at is used in the following descriptions of time:
With clock times
My last train leaves at 10:30.
We left at midnight.
The meeting starts at two thirty.
With specific times of day, or mealtimes
He doesn’t like driving at night.
I’ll go shopping at lunchtime.
I like to read the children a story at bedtime.
With festivals
Are you going home at Christmas/Easter?
In certain fixed expressions which refer to specific points in time
Are you leaving at the weekend?*
She’s working at the moment.
He’s unavailable at present.
I finish the course at the end of April.
We arrived at the same time.
*Note that in American English, on the weekend is the correct form.
The preposition in is used in the following descriptions of time:
With months, years, seasons, and longer periods of time
I was born in 1965.
We’re going to visit them in May.
The pool is closed in winter.
He was famous in the 1980’s.
The play is set in the Middle Ages.
They’ve done work for me in the past.
With periods of time during the day
He’s leaving in the morning.
She usually has a sleep in the afternoon.
I tried to work in the evening.
To describe the amount of time needed to do something
They managed to finish the job in two weeks.
You can travel there and back in a day.
To indicate when something will happen in the future:
She’ll be ready in a few minutes.
He’s gone away but he’ll be back in a couple of days.
The preposition on is used in the following descriptions of time:
With days of the week, and parts of days of the week
I’ll see you on Friday.
She usually works on Mondays.
We’re going to the theatre on Wednesday evening.
Note that in spoken English, on is often omitted in this context, e.g. I’ll see you Friday.
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