How to use the words, on, in, but, or, and.?
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I have difficult to apply this word in the sentence, could you please explain to me
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What is your native language? Your user name is spanish.
but = pero
and = y
on/in = en
The difference between “on” and “in” is that “on” means on the surface but “in” means the interior. You can put something on a table, but in a box.
Do you have particular sentences that confuse you?
Randy P
April 11, 2013 at 5:15 pm
Prepositions of Time:
English Usage Example
* on
* days of the week * on Monday
* in
* months / seasons
* time of day
* year
* after a certain period of time (when?)
* in August / in winter
* in the morning
* in 2006
* in an hour
Prepositions of Place:
* in
* room, building, street, town, country
* book, paper etc.
* car, taxi
* picture, world
* in the kitchen, in London
* in the book
* in the car, in a taxi
* in the picture, in the world
but or and are conjunctions
AND
1. To suggest that one idea is chronologically sequential to another: “Tashonda sent in her applications and waited by the phone for a response.”
2. To suggest that one idea is the result of another: “Willie heard the weather report and promptly boarded up his house.”
3. To suggest that one idea is in contrast to another (frequently replaced by but in this usage): “Juanita is brilliant and Shalimar has a pleasant personality.
4. To suggest an element of surprise (sometimes replaced by yet in this usage): “Hartford is a rich city and suffers from many symptoms of urban blight.”
5. To suggest that one clause is dependent upon another, conditionally (usually the first clause is an imperative): “Use your credit cards frequently and you’ll soon find yourself deep in debt.” top
6. To suggest a kind of “comment” on the first clause: “Charlie became addicted to gambling — and that surprised no one who knew him.”
BUT
1. To suggest a contrast that is unexpected in light of the first clause: “Joey lost a fortune in the stock market, but he still seems able to live quite comfortably.”
2. To suggest in an affirmative sense what the first part of the sentence implied in a negative way (sometimes replaced by on the contrary): “The club never invested foolishly, but used the services of a sage investment counselor.”
3. To connect two ideas with the meaning of “with the exception of” (and then the second word takes over as subject): “Everybody but Goldenbreath is trying out for the team.”
OR
1. To suggest that only one possibility can be realized, excluding one or the other: “You can study hard for this exam or you can fail.”
2. To suggest the inclusive combination of alternatives: “We can broil chicken on the grill tonight, or we can just eat leftovers.
3. To suggest a refinement of the first clause: “Smith College is the premier all-women’s college in the country, or so it seems to most Smith College alumnae.”
4. To suggest a restatement or “correction” of the first part of the sentence: “There are no rattlesnakes in this canyon, or so our guide tells us.”
5. To suggest a negative condition: “The New Hampshire state motto is the rather grim “Live free or die.” top
6. To suggest a negative alternative without the use of an imperative (see use of and above): “They must approve his political style or they wouldn’t keep electing him mayor.”
himani
April 11, 2013 at 5:52 pm