英文in/at/on/for/form點用???

你的問題應分為兩大類!


第一, "in","on"和"at" 之間的問題.


第二, "for" 和 "from" 之間的獨立問題.


In/on/at


A. We use "at" to refer to a place as a point.


E.g.




He has been waiting at the bus stop for 30 minutes.

Peter has been arrested and is now at the police station.

I saw the dog of hers at the junction(十字路口).

At the very beginning, Terry had tried his best and was at his breaking point.

B. We use "on" to refer to a place as a line or a place locating along a line.


E.g.




New York and Washington , D.C. on the east coast of the States.

"Wait for me. I'm on the way to Stanley ."

Shatin is on Shing Mun River .

The independent travellers are now shopping on Nathan Road .

The athlets have got ready on the running tracks.

Also, we use "on" to think of a place as a surface.


E.g.




He loved to hang the pictures to drew on the wall.

Let's meet on the ground floor.

on the disc.

The falling apple gave Isaac Newton a terrific bang(重擊) on the head.

C. We use "in" when we refer to a place of a large area.


E.g.




Terry is being chased by couples of dogs in the stadium.

He must be playing with his bird in the park nearby.

Life is like a maze(迷宮), whick we may sometimes get lost in it.

Peter has been eaten by many Indian tribes in the Amazon Forest .

Also, we use "in", when we refer to something inside a three-dimensional(3D) place.


E.g.




Do you like swimming in the pool?

Someone's locked himself in the toilet.

Three victims died in the accident.

Terry has been drowned in the Indian Ocean .

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