My dear friends! I see you have some problems with using English prepositions. Tomorrow I will post the correct answers to the first test. And now, I'd like to propose you one more test on prepositions. Your task is the same: just fill in blanks with the prepositions only. Don't try to fill them with some other words like nouns, verbs, etc. Besides, you can't change the text.
So, here is your new task.
____ the summer, we went___ vacation ___ Miami. We stayed ____ a lovely motel there. ____ the morning we would get up ____ 8.00, have breakfast and went ___ the beach. ____ noon we would have lunch ____ our room. ____ lunch we would eat sandwiches and fruits. ____ the afternoon we would go____ the pool area and sit ____ the sun ____ a while. ____ night we would take long walks ____ the beach or visit some friends who lived ____ 520 Volusia Avenue ____ Fort Launderdale.
Many people ____ ____ the city stayed ____ that motel. Like we, they had been coming ____ that same motel ____ 1975. Most ____ them were ____ Ohio. ____ time ____ time we would eat out ____ the nice restaurant, where we didn't have to wait ____long ____ the waiter to serve us. ____ July it is usually very crowded, but this year ____ least, it wasn't as crowded as ____ the past. Once ____ a while we went ____ the movies ____ the theater ____ the corner ____ Las Ollas Boulevard and Castillo Avenue. We arrived there ____ no time ____ all ____ car. The movie started ____ 7.00 sharp, so we got there just ____ time to buy some popcorn and find our seats ____ it started. ____ first, I thought I wouldn't enjoy it, but ____ the end, it turned ____ to be a very interesting movie. We decided to get a Coke ____ ____ the machine, but unfortunately it was ____ ____ order. So ____ place ____ Coke, we decided to get some ice cream ____ the Dairy Isle which was located ____ the corner ____ Harper Ave. and Washington st. ____ returning ____ our motel, I decided to finish reading my novel, but I didn't manage to finish it ___ midnight as I went ___ sleep.
I am setting the deadline. Let it be the next weekend, OK? We can always change it.
Have a nice time guessing!
My dear friends! Today is the deadline for this test. You all tried to do your best and gave us many pleasant moments as we see you are learning, gaining some more knowledge and it is the best praise for any teacher.
So, here are the correct answers.
In the summer, we went for vacation to Miami. We stayed at/in a lovely motel there. In the morning we would get up at 8.00, have breakfast and went to the beach. At noon we would have lunch in our room. For lunch we would eat sandwiches and fruits. In the afternoon we would go to the pool area and sit in/under the sun for a while. At night we would take long walks along/on the beach or visit some friends who lived at 520 Volusia Avenue in Fort Launderdale.
Many people from out the city stayed at that motel. Like we, they had been coming tothat same motel since 1975. Most of them were from Ohio. From time to time we would eat out at/in the nice restaurant, where we didn't have to wait for long for the waiter to serve us. In July it is usually very crowded, but this year at least, it wasn't as crowded as inthe past. Once in a while we went to the movies at the theater on/at the corner of Las Ollas Boulevard and Castillo Avenue. We arrived there in no time at all by car. The movie started at 7.00 sharp, so we got there just in time to buy some popcorn and find our seatsbefore it started. At first, I thought I wouldn't enjoy it, but in the end, it turned out to be a very interesting movie. We decided to get a Coke from out the machine, but unfortunately it was out of order. So in place of Coke, we decided to get some ice creamat the Dairy Isle which was located on/at the corner of Harper Ave. and Washington st.After returning to our motel, I decided to finish reading my novel, but I didn't manage to finish it till midnight as I went to sleep.
Of course, you can ask us any questions.
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My dear friends! Today is the deadline for this test. You all tried to do your best and gave us many pleasant moments as we see you are learning, gaining some more knowledge and it is the best praise for any teacher.
So, here are the correct answers.
In the summer, we went for vacation to Miami. We stayed at/in a lovely motel there. In the morning we would get up at 8.00, have breakfast and went to the beach. At noon we would have lunch in our room. For lunch we would eat sandwiches and fruits. In the afternoon we would go to the pool area and sit in/under the sun for a while. At night we would take long walks along/on the beach or visit some friends who lived at 520 Volusia Avenue in Fort Launderdale.
Many people from out the city stayed at that motel. Like we, they had been coming to that same motel since 1975. Most of them were from Ohio. From time to time we would eat out at/in the nice restaurant, where we didn't have to wait for long for the waiter to serve us. In July it is usually very crowded, but this year at least, it wasn't as crowded as in the past. Once in a while we went to the movies at the theater on/at the corner of Las Ollas Boulevard and Castillo Avenue. We arrived there in no time at all by car. The movie started at 7.00 sharp, so we got there just in time to buy some popcorn and find our seats before it started. At first, I thought I wouldn't enjoy it, but in the end, it turned out to be a very interesting movie. We decided to get a Coke from out the machine, but unfortunately it was out of order. So in place of Coke, we decided to get some ice cream at the Dairy Isle which was located on/at the corner of Harper Ave. and Washington st. After returning to our motel, I decided to finish reading my novel, but I didn't manage to finish it till midnight as I went to sleep.
Of course, you can ask us any questions.
And now I am posting a new blog on the prepositions of time and hope to see you all there. Have great Sunday!
Dear Onee-chan! BINGO!
Thank you very much for your explanation, teacher Tanya. I'll remember that. I hope now I've corrected my mistake. :)
In the summer, we went for vacation to Miami. We stayed at a lovely motel there. In the morning we would get up at 8.00, have breakfast and went to the beach. At noon we would have lunch in our room. For lunch we would eat sandwiches and fruits. In the afternoon we would go to the pool area and sit under the sun for a while. At night we would take long walks on the beach or visit some friends who lived at 520 Volusia Avenue in Fort Launderdale.
Many people from out the city stayed at that motel. Like we, they had been coming to that same motel since 1975. Most of them were from Ohio. From time to time we would eat out in the nice restaurant, where we didn't have to wait for long for the waiter to serve us. In July it is usually very crowded, but this year at least, it wasn't as crowded as in the past. Once in a while we went to the movies in the theater on the corner of Las Ollas Boulevard and Castillo Avenue. We arrived there in no time at all by car. The movie started at 7.00 sharp, so we got there just in time to buy some popcorn and find our seats before it started. At first, I thought I wouldn't enjoy it, but in the end, it turned out to be a very interesting movie. We decided to get a Coke from out the machine, but unfortunately it was out of order. So in place of Coke, we decided to get some ice cream at the Dairy Isle which was located on the corner of Harper Ave. and Washington st. After returning to our motel, I decided to finish reading my novel, but I didn't manage to finish it until midnight as I went to sleep.
Dear Onee-chan! Danny explained everything well and his explanations realy helped you correct almost all your mistakes. But read this passage
We got there just in time to buy some popcorn and find our seats when it started. The sentence means we came earlier as we were able to find our seats before the light went off. WHEN is incorrect.
About AT/IN. It is not so, dear. Meaning Essencial English, it is just opposite. For example: at school means that a kid studies at any school. IN school means he studies at the particular school. In American we use both meaning the same, but AT is always better, especially before hotels, educational/industrial/government establisments, different public places.
Oh, Sir Danny. I must haven't focused as it was same with the previous test. :D Also, it was a bit long for me to digest the text well. hehe. I was just suspicious since there are two places so I write 'between' instead of 'of'. Thank you very much, my dear teachers. :)
By the way, Sir. I use AT if it is a certain place, but I use IN if it's a place in somewhere we don't know. Like IN a lovely motel ( the motel can be here or there), and AT that motel ( as we know the address). Is this a wrong choice? Thank you. :)
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In the summer, we went for vacation to Miami. We stayed in a lovely motel there. In the morning we would get up at 8.00, have breakfast and went to the beach. At noon we would have lunch in our room. For lunch we would eat sandwiches and fruits. In the afternoon we would go to the pool area and sit under the sun for a while. At night we would take long walks on the beach or visit some friends who lived at 520 Volusia Avenue in Fort Launderdale.
Many people from out the city stayed at that motel. Like we, they had been coming to that same motel since 1975. Most of them were from Ohio. From time to time we would eat out in the nice restaurant, where we didn't have to wait for long for the waiter to serve us. In July it is usually very crowded, but this year at least, it wasn't as crowded as in the past. Once in a while we went to the movies in the theater on the corner of Las Ollas Boulevard and Castillo Avenue. We arrived there in no time at all by car. The movie started at 7.00 sharp, so we got there just in time to buy some popcorn and find our seats when it started. At first, I thought I wouldn't enjoy it, but in the end, it turned out to be a very interesting movie. We decided to get a Coke from out the machine, but unfortunately it was out of order. So in place of Coke, we decided to get some ice cream at the Dairy Isle which was located on the corner of Harper Ave. and Washington st. After returning to our motel, I decided to finish reading my novel, but I didn't manage to finish it until midnight as I went to sleep.
My dear friends! I ask you very much to read all Tanya's and my comments here including my last comment. There are also some explanations about the prepositions of time in our discussion DAILY PRACTICE and we are going to add some other explanations about the prepositions of time and action today.
So, you still have enough time to correct your mistakes till Sunday.
Dear Onee-chan! We both see your efforts in getting more knowledge. So, let me explain you something.
1. Why did you change the preposition before "night"? Of course, it is AT night.
2. The corner BETWEEN streets is incorrect. Look, if there is a store on the corner. What preposition should we use in the sentence:
There is a store on the corner ___ my street?
3. When you say you go somewhere what preposition is right? (It is about Miami)
I am going ____ NYC.
At the end of the text you used the correct preposition in the same situation.
4. The sentence about movies reads that the people came to the theater in time and saw the beginning of the movie. Besides, AS is not a preposition.
5.Many people from out the city is correct, but later on you wrire " We decided to get a Coke out of the machine". These two actions are the same.
6. Neither Tanya nor I have paid your attention to the prepositions before the public places because in American English both AT and IN are correct now. But AT is more common.
Hope, my explanations will help you correct the rest of mistakes. You still have enough time.
Thank you, my dear teacher... Of course I'll wait for the next lesson of other preposition. Here's my correction in red color. It's difficult for me to find the mistakes. Thank you again for your guidance.
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In the summer, we went for vacation in Miami. We stayed in a lovely motel there. In the morning we would get up at 8.00, have breakfast and went to the beach. At noon we would have lunch in our room. For lunch we would eat sandwiches and fruits. In the afternoon we would go to the pool area and sit under the sun for a while. During night we would take long walks on the beach or visit some friends who lived at 520 Volusia Avenue in Fort Launderdale.
Many people from out the city stayed at that motel. Like we, they had been coming to that same motel since 1975. Most of them were from Ohio. From time to time we would eat out in the nice restaurant, where we didn't have to wait for long for the waiter to serve us. In July it is usually very crowded, but this year at least, it wasn't as crowded as in the past. Once in a while we went to the movies in the theater on the corner between Las Ollas Boulevard and Castillo Avenue. We arrived there in no time at all by car. The movie started at 7.00 sharp, so we got there just in time to buy some popcorn and find our seats as it started. At first, I thought I wouldn't enjoy it, but in the end, it turned out to be a very interesting movie. We decided to get a Coke out of the machine, but unfortunately it was out of order. So in place of Coke, we decided to get some ice cream at the Dairy Isle which was located on the corner between Harper Ave. and Washington st. After returning to our motel, I decided to finish reading my novel, but I didn't manage to finish it until midnight as I went to sleep.
Dear Onee-chan! You've corrected a few mistakes, but you've managed to make some others. Please, read, what I have just posted on Daily Practice. It is about the prepositions of time. I will add my explanations about other prepositions some later, OK?
In the summer, we went for vacation in Miami. We stayed in a lovely motel there. In the morning we would get up at 8.00, have breakfast and went to the beach. At noon we would have lunch in our room. For lunch we would eat sandwiches and fruits. In the afternoon we would go to the pool area and sit under the sun for a while. At night we would take long walks on the beach or visit some friends who lived at 520 Volusia Avenue in Fort Launderdale.
Many people from out the city stayed at that motel. Like we, they had been coming to that same motel since 1975. Most of them were from Ohio. From time to time we would eat out in the nice restaurant, where we didn't have to wait for long for the waiter to serve us. In July it is usually very crowded, but this year at least, it wasn't as crowded as in the past. Once in a while we went to the movies in the theater on the corner between Las Ollas Boulevard and Castillo Avenue. We arrived there in no time at all by car. The movie started at 7.00 sharp, so we got there just in time to buy some popcorn and find our seats as it started. At first, I thought I wouldn't enjoy it, but in the end, it turned out to be a very interesting movie. We decided to get a Coke out of the machine, but unfortunately it was out of order. So in place of Coke, we decided to get some ice cream at the Dairy Isle which was located on the corner between Harper Ave. and Washington st. After returning to our motel, I decided to finish reading my novel, but I didn't manage to finish it at midnight as I went to sleep.
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