PREPOSITION IN, ON, AND AT

Prepositions: In, On, and At (with specific times and places)The prepositions in, on, and at can be used to indicate time and place. Notice how they are used in the following situations:Preposition + Time + Place :·         In Year, Month, In 1999, In December Country, State, City In Japan, In Utah, InTaipei·         On day, Date On Saturday, On May 1 street On Main Street, On 1st Ave.·         At time At 8:00,...

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VOCABULARY AROUND THE HOUSE

Definition of house :as Nounsa dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments the members of a religious community living together the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema an official assembly having legislative powers aristocratic family line play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact...

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PASSIVE VOICE

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action. Example: My bike was stolen.In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it. Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows: Example: A mistake was made.In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.). Form of PassiveSubject + finite...

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