Let's solve this exercise step by step. The task is to complete the sentences using the correct prepositions:
in,
on, or
at.
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🔹 Rules for "in", "on", and "at":
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At – used for specific points (a place, time, or event):
- *at home*, *at work*, *at midnight*, *at 7 o'clock*.
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On – used for surfaces, days, dates, and parts of the day:
- *on the bus*, *on Monday*, *on 7th July*, *on the table*.
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In – used for larger areas, months, years, seasons, and parts of the day (general):
- *in Rome*, *in 1985*, *in spring*, *in the morning*, *in the afternoon*.
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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a. The cat is ___ the basket.
→ The cat is
in the basket.
✔ *Inside a container → use "in"*
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b. She’s ___ work.
→ She’s
at work.
✔ *A specific location/occupation → "at work" is fixed phrase*
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c. They’re ___ the bus.
→ They’re
on the bus.
✔ *On a vehicle → "on the bus"*
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d. I’m ___ home.
→ I’m
at home.
✔ *Fixed expression: "at home"*
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e. He lives ___ Long Street.
→ He lives
on Long Street.
✔ *Streets → use "on" (e.g., on Main Street)*
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f. We’re ___ Rome.
→ We’re
in Rome.
✔ *Cities → use "in" (e.g., in Paris, in London)*
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g. She visited Japan ___ 7th July.
→ She visited Japan
on 7th July.
✔ *Specific date → use "on"*
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h. We have tea ___ the afternoon.
→ We have tea
in the afternoon.
✔ *Part of the day → use "in" (in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening)*
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i. My father was born ___ 1985.
→ My father was born
in 1985.
✔ *Year → use "in"*
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j. There are flowers ___ spring.
→ There are flowers
in spring.
✔ *Season → use "in"*
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k. We saw the moon ___ midnight.
→ We saw the moon
at midnight.
✔ *Specific time → use "at" (at midnight, at noon, at 3 p.m.)*
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l. I drink coffee ___ the morning.
→ I drink coffee
in the morning.
✔ *Part of the day → "in the morning"*
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m. We play soccer ___ Saturdays.
→ We play soccer
on Saturdays.
✔ *Days of the week → use "on" (on Mondays, on weekends)*
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n. We go to the beach ___ summer.
→ We go to the beach
in summer.
✔ *Season → use "in" (in summer, in winter)*
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✔ Final Answers:
a.
in
b.
at
c.
on
d.
at
e.
on
f.
in
g.
on
h.
in
i.
in
j.
in
k.
at
l.
in
m.
on
n.
in
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