Often we find problems with the use
of the prepositions “in”, “at” and “on” in reference to time, days, cities,
towns, etc. The following is a guide.
1. Use "in" for countries
e.g. In Ghana, In Spain, etc.
2. Use "in" for capital
cities/regional capitals, e.g. In Accra, In Kumasi, In Madrid, In London, etc.
3. Use "at" for
towns/suburbs, e.g. At Spintex, At Kasoa, etc.
4. Use "at" to express time
e.g. at 5.30pm, etc.
5. Use "in" for
continents, e.g. in Africa, in Europe, etc.
6. Use "in" to
introduce months, e.g. in March, in April.
7. Use "in" to
introduce years, e.g. in 2016, in 1998.
8. Use "on" to
introduce days, e.g. on Tuesday, on Friday.
9. Use "in" to
describe a time period in the day, e.g. "in" the morning,
"in" the afternoon, "in" the evening, "in" the
night. (NOTE: However, we can use "at" for dawn and night. For
example, “at dawn”, “at night”.
© Eric Nuamah Korankye
© Eric Nuamah Korankye