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#2 (permalink) Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:33 am On the coming Sunday / in the coming Sunday? |
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'Next/last' does not take the preposition, but it is optional with 'coming' and with no modifier...and of course there are exceptions in some contextual structures. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#3 (permalink) Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:05 am On the coming Sunday / in the coming Sunday? |
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So, which of the following sentences is correct ? (1) There will be a meeting in the coming Sunday. (2) There will be a meeting on the coming Sunday.
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Nick* You can meet me at english-test.net

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#4 (permalink) Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:09 am On the coming Sunday / in the coming Sunday? |
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On. Only 'on' is the appropriate preposition. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#5 (permalink) Thu Oct 22, 2009 17:14 pm On the coming Sunday / in the coming Sunday? |
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Thank you Mister Micawber
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Nick* You can meet me at english-test.net

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#6 (permalink) Thu Oct 22, 2009 20:56 pm On the coming Sunday / in the coming Sunday? |
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Prepositions for Time
On is used with days:
I will see you on Monday. The week begins on Sunday.
At is used with noon, night, midnight, and with the time of day:
My plane leaves at noon. The movie starts at 6 p.m.
In is used with other parts of the day, with months, with years, with seasons:
He likes to read in the afternoon. The days are long in August. The book was published in 1999. The flowers will bloom in spring. _________________ con·text - The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning. |
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