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Again? Really? 100? Come on ...
- 100
what preposition comes with days? Can you tell us the exact day in the week you were born?
ON
The bus will stop here AT or IN 5:45 p.m.?
AT 5:45
Really 100 again? OK, answer this and you have 2000 points:
to be ON/IN/AT fault
If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong.
e.g. he could never accept that he had been at fault.
e.g. there are no indications that standard security arrangements were at fault.
Really really really 100 again? OK now, answer this and you have 1500 points - what preposition (IN/ON/AT) has the most appearances/connection in the dictionary?
IN ... 2000
ON ... 600
AT ... 700
This jacket comes IN or AT four different sizes?
IN
I have a meeting IN or Ø tomorrow.
Ø tomorrow
I saw the show IN or ON TV?
ON TV
I was born IN or ON 14th June 1988.
ON
I am AT hospital vs. I am IN hospital
patient vs. visitor
Please email me AT or ON abc@defg.com.
email somebody AT an email address
I read it IN or ON the newspaper?
IN the newspaper
The building is ON or IN fire?
ON fire (hoří, v ohni)
She entered Ø or TO my room?
enter Ø a place
She is married WITH James vs. she is married TO James
married with means she is married and has a son James (we don´t know the husband´s name) vs. married to means that she is married TO a man named James
He laughed ON or AT my acting?
laugh AT something/somebody
AT or IN or ON preparing for the final report, we revised the tone three times?
IN
My colleague advised me AT or ON or IN this issue?
advise sobebody ON smething
I’ll answer TO or Ø the phone?
answer Ø the phone
my friend is good IN spaghetti vs. my friend is good AT spaghetti
good IN is like a ingredient vs. good at is a skill, he is good AT making spaghetti
I arrived TO or AT the airport?
arrive AT
My friend is good IN or AT English?
good AT
I have never been IN or TO the Hague?
this phrase goes with IN
Really? You would like free 600 points? Answer this and you will get 1200 points - which prepositions are used here:
1. IN/ON/AT random
2. IN/ON/AT general
3. IN/ON/AT behalf of
AT random (náhodně) e.g. They picked names out of the telephone book at random.
IN general (obvykle, všeobecně vzato) e.g. In general, the standard of your work is very high.
ON behalf of (jménem, v zastoupení) e.g. I’d like to say on behalf of the whole group that we wish you well in your new job. Or e.g. signed on behalf of the company XYZ
Shout TO vs. shout AT
Throw TO vs. throw AT
When you shout to someone, you raise your voice to ensure that he or she can hear you. If, on the other hand, you shout at someone, you raise your voice because you are angry with him or her.
If you throw something to someone, such as a ball, you intend for that person to catch it. If you throw something at someone, you want to hit them with it. This could be because you are angry with them, as in