terça-feira, 12 de abril de 2011

Prepositions Part 2

                           2 - IN


   The baby is IN the crib.




 I was born IN  September (but: ON September 13th) 
IN a park / IN the Mountains             
IN a few minutes / IN six months (daqui a...)
IN a moment / 
                      But ON a page

IN bed / IN prison / IN the sky / IN the world / IN a car / 
IN the middle of / IN the street (but ON the street (American English - AmE) 
A sick person is IN  hospital (BrE) /IN THE hospital (AmE)



 
                                  Holiday (BrE) = Vacation (AmE)
 
You can also use IN to say how long 
it takes to do something.
Ex: I'll learn how to drive IN a month.
 
Remember that  AT THE END is only for something that has a beginning and an end?
Now compare it with IN THE END:
- I thought the show would be about magic, but in the end there were only some cheap tricks.
- You think you know everything, but in the end you'll see who's right!


Expressions with IN:
IN the rain / IN the sun (sunshine) / 
IN the dark/ IN bad weather
Write: IN ink (pen) / IN pencil
IN words / IN figures / IN capital letters
Pay IN cash / IN my opinion 
To be IN love