ctivnan
09/22/07, 09:44 AM
Let's talk about... the prepositions of time, particulalry, ON and IN.
We use ON before:
* days of the week
e.g. I will meet Declon on Tuesday.
* exact dates
e.g. My nephew was born ON November 7, 1996.
We use IN before:
* months
e.g. I am flying to Dublin in March.
* years
e.g. The Olympics will be held in China in 2008.
* months and years
e.g. The company is planning their outing in April 2008.
* seasons
e.g. Sout Korea is very beautiful in autumn.
Wait... how about the preposition with time?
Okay, AT is used before the exact time.
e.g. I will meet John at 2:30 pm on Tuesday.
We use ON before:
* days of the week
e.g. I will meet Declon on Tuesday.
* exact dates
e.g. My nephew was born ON November 7, 1996.
We use IN before:
* months
e.g. I am flying to Dublin in March.
* years
e.g. The Olympics will be held in China in 2008.
* months and years
e.g. The company is planning their outing in April 2008.
* seasons
e.g. Sout Korea is very beautiful in autumn.
Wait... how about the preposition with time?
Okay, AT is used before the exact time.
e.g. I will meet John at 2:30 pm on Tuesday.