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Monday, 5 February 2018
Sunday, 13 November 2016
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
DIFFERENCES: IN, INTO, INSIDE, WITHIN
In and Inside
In and inside are the same in many
cases. You can say:
§ We are in the
house.
= We are inside the house.
= We are inside the house.
§ The clothes are in the
closet.
= The clothes are inside the closet.
= The clothes are inside the closet.
The word inside implies that the thing is physically
enclosed – it is in a container (a box, a vehicle, a building with walls, etc.)
This means that when talking about location, time, being included, or other
situations where you are not physically surrounded, you should
use in, not inside:
§
I live in Australia.
§ My birthday is in July.
§ He plays guitar in a
band.
Into
The word into implies movement or transformation:
§ She jumped into the
swimming pool.
§ We went into the
house.
§ The car crashed into a
telephone pole.
§ The caterpillar
turned into a butterfly.
With the verbs
put, throw, drop, and fall, you can use either into or in:
§ He put the
card into/in his pocket.
§ I threw the
paper cup into/in the trash.
§ She lost her
balance and fell into/in the river.
Within
The word within means “inside the limits” – and in this
case the limits are non-physical. They can be limits of time or distance, or an
area of understanding:
§ The results will
be delivered within fourteen days.
§ Most car
accidents occur within five miles of home.
We also have some expressions using within:
§ within earshot = at a
distance where you are able to hear something (such as a conversation)
§ within reason = to the
degree that good judgment would allow
§ within reach /
within one’s grasp = able to be taken with your hand, or able to be
accomplished
You can also use within to describe a person’s inner
feelings (in this case, you can also use “inside”):
§ He tried to hide
the anger burning within/inside him.
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Thursday, 4 February 2016
Sunday, 24 January 2016
UNDERSTANDING USES OF PREPOSITIONS IN / ON / AT (PART II)
·
at for
a precise time
·
in for months,
years, centuries, long periods
·
on for days and dates
*On is frequently omitted before the expressions Thuesday morning, Thuesday
afternoon, etc.
·
I saw her on Xmas day.
·
He started work on Monday.
*In some varieties of English people say on the weekend and on
Christmas.
·
She often goes out at night.
·
I have a meeting at 10am.
·
I don't usually work at the weekend.
·
I stay with my family at Christmas.
·
We finished the test at the same time.
Idioms
1. at a time: He went down the
steps two at a time.
2. at last: At last, they
found the answer to the question.
3. at times: At times, she
enjoys a good historical novel.
4. in case of: In case of rain,
the people will stay at home.
5. in the beginning In the
beginning, they didn't understand English.
6. in the end: In the end, the
two policemen caught the thief.
7. in time for: I came in time for
the second half of the movie.
8. on occasion: On occasion, I
enjoy a good television program.
9. on time: He almost always
gets to work on time.
10.on the spur of the
moment: We decided
on the spur of the moment.
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