This document provides examples of using prepositions of time and place in sentences. For time, "in" is used for months, years, centuries, etc., "on" is used for days of the week, and "at" is used for specific hours. For place, "in" refers to cities and countries, "on" refers to streets, and "at" refers to specific street numbers or locations. The document gives 30 practice sentences combining time and place prepositions.
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Units of time such as week and larger units use “in.”
Parts of the day can use “in” ([the] afternoon, [the] morning) or “at” (night)(noon, daybreak, sunset, midnight, etc.).
Answers: 1. on
2. in
at 4. on 5. in
6. on7. in8. at (Note: “at night” is an exception to the rule. It’s an idiom.)
9. at10. in
Americans speak of living (or being) “on” a street, while British people use “in” a street.
“On” is used for floors in a building.