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Task: Prepositions of Time

#### Part A: Complete Jane's daily routine
We need to fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions of time (`ON`, `AT`, or `IN`).

Text:
Jane usually wakes up (1) ______ 7:00 o'clock (2) ______ the morning. However, she wakes up later (3) ______ Saturdays. (4) ______ the morning she goes to the park and rides her bike. (5) ______ 12 o'clock she has lunch and (6) ______ the afternoon she studies. (7) ______ summer she doesn't go to the park. She goes to the swimming pool, her favourite place. (8) ______ Sundays she sleeps till late. (9) ______ the 25th of August she always visits her grandparents because it's her grandfather's birthday. She arrives there (10) ______ the morning (11) ______ 11 o'clock and goes home (12) ______ night.

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Solution:

1. At (used for specific times like 7:00 o'clock)
2. In (used for general times like "in the morning")
3. On (used for specific days like Saturdays)
4. In (used for general times like "in the morning")
5. At (used for specific times like 12 o'clock)
6. In (used for general times like "in the afternoon")
7. In (used for seasons like summer)
8. On (used for specific days like Sundays)
9. On (used for specific dates like the 25th of August)
10. In (used for general times like "in the morning")
11. At (used for specific times like 11 o'clock)
12. At (used for specific times like "at night")

Completed Text:
Jane usually wakes up at 7:00 o'clock in the morning. However, she wakes up later on Saturdays. In the morning she goes to the park and rides her bike. At 12 o'clock she has lunch and in the afternoon she studies. In summer she doesn't go to the park. She goes to the swimming pool, her favourite place. On Sundays she sleeps till late. On the 25th of August she always visits her grandparents because it's her grandfather's birthday. She arrives there in the morning at 11 o'clock and goes home at night.

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#### Part B: Cross out the wrong prepositions
We need to identify and cross out the incorrect prepositions in each sentence.

1. I play tennis in/on/at the morning.
- Correct: in the morning
- Wrong: on, at

2. James never goes out in/on/at night.
- Correct: at night
- Wrong: in, on

3. Ruth goes to the beach in/on/at August.
- Correct: in August
- Wrong: on, at

4. Christmas is celebrated in/on/at winter in/on/at December 25th.
- Correct: in winter, on December 25th
- Wrong: on (for winter), at (for winter); in (for December 25th)

5. We have a shower in/on/at 8:45.
- Correct: at 8:45
- Wrong: in, on

6. They never go to school in/on/at Sundays.
- Correct: on Sundays
- Wrong: in, at

7. Jerry can run 100 m in/on/at 12 seconds.
- Correct: in 12 seconds
- Wrong: on, at

8. My birthday is in/on/at 20th April.
- Correct: on 20th April
- Wrong: in, at

9. Shelley goes to bed in/on/at midnight.
- Correct: at midnight
- Wrong: in, on

10. Philip goes jogging in/on/at the evening.
- Correct: in the evening
- Wrong: on, at

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#### Part C: Find the odd one out
We need to identify the word that does not fit in each group based on its category (time-related terms).

1. the morning, December, one o'clock
- Odd one out: December (months are not time of day, unlike morning and one o'clock)

2. Friday, my birthday, 2010
- Odd one out: 2010 (years are not specific events or days like Friday or my birthday)

3. Christmas, breakfast, Sunday
- Odd one out: breakfast (breakfast is a meal, not a holiday or day like Christmas or Sunday)

4. Monday 13th, night, Tuesday evening
- Odd one out: night (night is a general time, while Monday 13th and Tuesday evening are specific times)

5. night, Christmas Eve, ten o'clock
- Odd one out: night (night is a general time, while Christmas Eve and ten o'clock are specific times)

6. half past seven, 2008, night
- Odd one out: 2008 (years are not specific times like half past seven or night)

7. July, Halloween, Saturday
- Odd one out: Halloween (Halloween is a specific event, while July and Saturday are months and days)

8. the weekend, Autumn, the morning
- Odd one out: Autumn (seasons are not specific times like the weekend or the morning)

9. New Year, Easter, our anniversary
- Odd one out: our anniversary (personal events are different from public holidays like New Year and Easter)

10. 19th century, spring, the moment
- Odd one out: 19th century (centuries are long periods, while spring and the moment are specific times)

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Final Answers:

- Part A:
1. At, 2. In, 3. On, 4. In, 5. At, 6. In, 7. In, 8. On, 9. On, 10. In, 11. At, 12. At
Answer: \boxed{At, In, On, In, At, In, In, On, On, In, At, At}

- Part B:
Cross out as explained above.

- Part C:
1. December, 2. 2010, 3. breakfast, 4. night, 5. night, 6. 2008, 7. Halloween, 8. Autumn, 9. our anniversary, 10. 19th century
Answer: \boxed{December, 2010, breakfast, night, night, 2008, Halloween, Autumn, our anniversary, 19th century}