Basic English Prepositions Explained with Clear Examples [436]

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Choose in, on and at correctly in English. Prepositions of time and place become clearer when you compare exact times, named days, months and locations.

The examples include at Christmas and on Christmas Day: the first refers to the holiday period, while the second names the day itself. This English grammar lesson also looks at place, so you can understand why the preposition changes with the kind of time or location you describe.

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