People get very confused about these two prepositions, but there are a couple of

simple tips you can use to help yourself remember how to use them.
In, as a preposition of place, is usually used to talk about the position of
someone or something inside large places such as countries, continents, big
cities etc.
For example:-
She grew up in New Zealand.
At, as a preposition of place, is usually used to talk about the position of
someone or something inside small and unimportant places such as villages,
small towns etc.
For example:-
I'lll meet you at the pub.
At is also commonly used with proper names such as buildings or organiations.
For example:-
I first met her at !arrods.
She works at the bank.
In, as a preposition of time, is usually used when talking about parts of the day.
For example:-
I'll see you in the morning, in the evening, in the afternoon.
At, as a preposition of time, is usually used with clock time.
For example:-
"y train leaves at #.$% am.
&Note ' (s with most so called )rules) in *nglish there are e+ceptions, so ,ust to
confuse you we always say )at) night.
In vs at
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articles
(n article is a kind of ad,ective which is always used with and gives some
information about a noun. .here are only two articles a and the, but they are
used very often and are important for using *nglish accurately.
.he word a /which becomes an when the ne+t word begins with a vowel ' a, e, i,
o, u0 is called the indefinite article because the noun it goes with is indefinite or
general. .he meaning of the article a is similar to the number one, but one is
stronger and gives more emphasis. It is possible to say I have a book or I have
one book, but the second sentence emphasies that I do not have two or three or
some other number of books.
.he word the is known as the definite article and indicates a specific thing. .he
difference between the sentences I sat on a chair and I sat on the chair is that
the second sentence refers to a particular, specific chair, not ,ust any chair.
"any nouns, especially singular forms of countable nouns which you will learn
about later, must have an article. In *nglish, it is not possible to say I sat on
chair without an article, but a demonstrativeor possessive ad,ective can be used
instead of an article as in the sentences I sat on that chair and I sat on his chair.
1henever you see an article, you will find a noun with it. .he noun may be the
ne+t word as inthe man or there may be ad,ectives and perhaps adverbs
between the article and the noun as in the very angry, young man.
verbs
Verbs Express Actions
2erbs are doing words. ( verb can e+press3
( physical action /e.g., to swim, to write, to climb0.
( mental action /e.g., to think, to guess, to consider0.
( state of being /e.g., to be, to exist, to appear0.
.he verbs which e+press a state of being are the ones which take a little practice
to spot, but, actually, they are the most common. .he most common verb is the
verb to be. .hat's the one which goes3
Subject Verb to be in
the past
tense
Verb to be in
the present
tense
Verb to be in
the future
tense
I was am will be
-ou were are will be
!e 4 She 4 It was is will be
1e were are will be
-ou were are will be
.hey were are will be
If you're a native *nglish speaker who's new to studying grammar, you probably
know this table without even knowing you know it.
Lots of Verbs Express Physical Actions
!ere are some sentences with the verbs highlighted. /.hese verbs e+press
physical actions.0
She sells pegs and lucky heather.
/In this e+ample, the word sells is a verb. It e+presses the physical activity to
sell.0
.he doctor wrote the prescription.
/In this e+ample, the word wrote is a verb. It e+presses the physical activity to
write.0
(lison bought a ticket.
/.he word bought is a verb. It e+presses the physical activity to buy.0
Verbs Express Mental Actions Too
(s we covered at the start, verbs do not necessarily e+press physical actions like
the ones above. .hey can e+press mental actions too3
*+ample3
She considers the ,ob done.
/.he word considers is a verb. It e+presses the mental activity to consider.0
Peter guessed the right number.
/.he word guessed is a verb. It e+presses the mental activity to guess.0
I thought the same thing.
/.he word thought is a verb. It e+presses the mental activity to think.0
Verbs Express a State of Being
( small, but e+tremely important group of verbs do not e+press any activity at all.
.he most important verb in this group 5 arguably of all 5 is the verb to be. (s
already mentioned, this is seen in forms like is, are, were, was, will be, etc.
Some real e+amples3
*dwina is the largest elephant in this area.
/.he word is is a verb from the verb to be.0
It was a ,oke.
/.he word was is a verb from the verb to be.0
I am.
/.he word am is a verb from the verb to be.0
/Point of interest3 I am is the shortest sentence in *nglish.0
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Pronouns

Definition:
( pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Pronouns can be in one of
three cases3 Sub,ect, <b,ect, or Possessive.
Rule 1
Sub,ect pronouns are used when the pronoun is the sub,ect of the sentence. -ou
can remember sub,ect pronouns easily by filling in the blank sub,ect space for a
simple sentence.
Eample:
______ did the job.
I you he she it we and they all fit into the blank and are, therefore, sub,ect
pronouns.
Rule !
Sub,ect pronouns are also used if they rename the sub,ect. .hey follow to
be verbs such asis, are, was, were, am, and will be.
Eamples:
It is he.
!his is she speaking.
It is we who are responsible for the decision to downsi"e.
"#$E: In spoken *nglish, most people tend to follow to be verbs with ob,ect
pronouns. "any *nglish teachers support /or at least have given in to0 this
distinction between written and spoken *nglish.
Eample:
It could have been them.
%etter:
It could have been they.
Eample:
It is just me at the door.
%etter:
It is just I at the door.
Rule &
<b,ect pronouns are used everywhere else /direct ob,ect, indirect ob,ect, ob,ect
of the preposition0. <b,ect pronouns are me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.
Eamples:
#ean talked to him.
$re you talking to me%
.o be able to choose pronouns correctly, you must learn to identify clauses. (
clause is a group of words containing a verb and sub,ect.
Rule 'a
( strong clause can stand on its own.
Eamples:
&he is hungry.
I am feeling well today.
Rule 'b
( wea( clause begins with words such as although since if
when and because. 1eak clauses cannot stand on their own.
Eamples:
$lthough she is hungry...
If she is hungry...
&ince I am feeling well...
Rule 'c
If a sentence contains more than one clause, isolate the clauses so that you can
decide which pronoun is correct.
Eamples:
)ea( Strong
'$lthough she is hungry( 'she will give him some of her food.(
'$lthough this gift is for him( 'I would like you to have it too.(
Rule *
.o decide whether to use the sub,ect or ob,ect pronoun after the
words than or as, mentally complete the sentence.
Eamples:
!ranh is as smart as she)her.
If we mentally complete the sentence, we would say, ).ranh is as smart as she
is.) .herefore, she is the correct answer.
*oe is taller than I)me.
"entally completing the sentence, we have, )Zoe is taller than I am.)
+aniel would rather talk to her than I)me.
1e can mentally complete this sentence in two ways3 )=aniel would rather talk to
her than to me.) #R )=aniel would rather talk to her than I would.) (s you can
see, the meaning will change depending on the pronoun you choose.
Rule +
Possessive pronouns show ownership and never need apostrophes.
Possessive pronouns3 mine yours his hers its ours theirs
"#$E: .he only time it,s has an apostrophe is when it is a contraction for it
is or it has.
Eamples:
It,s a cold morning.
!he thermometer reached its highest reading.
Rule ,
6efle+ive pronouns ' myself himself herself itself themselves ourselves
yourself yourselves' should be used only when they refer back to another word
in the sentence.
-orrect:
I worked myself to the bone.
Incorrect:
-y brother and myself did it.
.he word myself does not refer back to another word.
-orrect:
-y brother and I did it.
Incorrect:
.lease give it to #ohn or myself.
-orrect:
.lease give it to #ohn or me.
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