With particular days, or parts of particular days,
on is used:
We always like to meet for lunch on a Friday.
They love to have their grandparents with them, especially on a birthday.
You can’t beat a walk on a fine spring morning.
(compare a more general reference: You can’t beat a walk in the morning.)
References to important days are seen in terms of whether they are points on the
calendar, parts of the day in general, or as particular days:
calendar points, specific periods, or location within
particular days (on)
longer periods (at, in)
The semi-finals are in the morning and the
We had croissants on the morning of the
finals in the afternoon.
wedding.
Unemployment fell in April in all regions
At half-past four on the afternoon of 8th
and age groups.
April 1912 – the weather was mild and
hyacinths bloomed in window boxes …
At, on, in (place)
21b
At is used to describe a position or location seen as a point:
He was standing at the ticket barrier, holding a bunch of red roses.
We’re going to meet at the service station and then go on to Bristol in one car.
At is used to describe locations at firms, companies, workplaces and educational
institutions in a particular place:
[Boots is a UK pharmaceutical company]
She works at the Boots warehouse in Beeston.
[Next is a UK high-street clothing store]
I think you can buy the same thing cheaper at Next.
Both our childen are at Leeds Metropolitan University.
At is used to refer to activities which involve a group of people:
He’s at a concert until about eleven this evening.
How many are going to be at the lecture?
On is used to describe a position along a road or river or by the sea or by a lake:
We can stop off at a café on the way, can’t we?
It would be nice to live on the coast, wouldn’t it?
The nicest hotel is on Lake Garda.
In is used to talk about locations within a larger area:
Look it up. I think you’ll find it on page 32, in lines 24 to 28.
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She’s always sitting in the back row.
(the row is a larger area and she occupies one point in it)
We’re planning to spend a fortnight walking in the mountains.
He was born and brought up in South Wales.
Here are some worksheets that the teachers use in class.
At after verbs and nouns
21c
At is used after a number of verbs in order to underline actions towards somebody
or something. It is common after verbs of perception and communication:
I shouted at him but he took no notice.
Stop looking at me like that!
She frowned at the suggestion and went rather pale.
My comments weren’t aimed at you.
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At is used after adjectives referring to skills, competencies and reactions:
She is bad at communicating her ideas.
(She is bad in communicating her ideas.)
I’m not very good at making decisions.
(I’m not very good in making decisions.)
When he was at school he was brilliant at French.
He was indignant at their unruly behaviour.
He is angry at being left out of the squad for the European matches.
BACK
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General meanings of back
22a
Back refers to the rear area of something (the opposite of ‘the front’) and can be
used as a noun or as a noun modifier:
Put the name and address on the back.
(noun: the rear side of the envelope/paper)
Do you know you’ve left your back door open?
(noun modifier: the rear door of a house or car)
When referring to the human body, back describes the rear surface between the
shoulders and the waist:
It was very uncomfortable for a long time. I had to sleep on my back.
I’ve been experiencing back pain the last few days.
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