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Tobias · Member Messages: 30

Hi!

I came across this little grammar issue last week when one of my clients talked about his sister's wedding day.

Here is my question. Please tell me which one is right.

The word church can be viewed as:

1) a building and use the preposition in and the article the

Example: He was in the church to clean the floor

2) An organization you can become a part of or the body of people belonging to it.

Example: I belong to the roman church. We both are in the church.

3) In and at without the use of the

I was in church last Sunday. I attended the ceremony in the church.

I was at church. I was at the ceremony Church.

Which is which?

thanks

sonny · Guest

Zitat:

Hi!

I came across this little grammar issue last week when one of my clients talked about his sister's wedding day.

Here is my question. Please tell me which one is right.

The word church can be viewed as:

1) a building and use the preposition in and the article the

Example: He was in the church to clean the floor

2) An organization you can become a part of or the body of people belonging to it.

Example: I belong to the roman church. We both are in the church.

3) In and at without the use of the

I was in church last Sunday. I attended the ceremony in the church.

I was at church. I was at the ceremony Church.

Which is which?

thanks

there's no problem with your english grammar and usage. all are correct.

have a nice day

Elizabeth · Guest

I have a proble with choosing the right preposition for the following sentence:

She would drop Mary (...) the church.

What preposition shoud I use???

Mark Ko · Guest

He dropped me at the church

Preposition used: "at"

Emerson · Member Messages: 1

I faces a great confusion while choosing a preposition. Can anybody tell me how can i learn prepositions ?

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preposition position · Guest

The preposition (At) we use to say when we are at a location, event.
Example: at the party, at school, at the bus stop, at the table door window etc.

We use the preposition (In) when we mean the building container house etc.
Example: in the building, in the school, in the church, in the hospital,
in bed. However on the bed.

Sometimes we can use either in or at.
In school or at school
in college or at college
in the movie theater or at the movie theater etc.

We use in with city names and country names
In Holland
In America
In Taiwan
In Taipei
In Tokyo
In Hon-Kong

I hope it helped a little.