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  1. prepositions - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jun 16, 2020 · I prefer staying home to going to the concert. I'd prefer to stay home (rather) than (to) go to the concert. Would you please elaborate which one you use? Or, when or where would distinguish …

  2. Why is it 'a ticket _to_ the cinema' but 'a ticket _for_ a/the concert'?

    Oct 24, 2018 · So you would generally buy a ticket for the concert, event, movie, bus, train and the like. And you would obtain a ticket to (enter) the cinema, hall, stadium and grounds. If you play board …

  3. sentence construction - rains vs will rain in a condition - English ...

    Jan 22, 2020 · In my opinion, the first sentence is correct. The concert will happen sometimes in the future. So this is already a future incident. There is no need to say, the next incident in the future. As …

  4. How do I decide when to use upcoming and when forthcoming?

    Jun 24, 2021 · Upcoming has only one meaning, but forthcoming has three meanings, only one of which is the same as 'upcoming'. If you study the meanings carefully you should see when you can use …

  5. pronouns - Why is the answer "it" --> 'Mr. Akagi was unable to buy ...

    Nov 26, 2022 · How can the answer in the following test question be "it"? Mr. Akagi was unable to buy tickets for the concert because it/they was sold out.

  6. grammar - "will start" vs "starts" meaning in this sentence. And Which ...

    Apr 6, 2018 · Concert starts at 6PM sharp! Bring your friends! On the other hand, a safety bulletin might use future tense because it is meant to be conveyed as a matter of fact, and without emotion: The …

  7. word choice - Should I use tickets "of", "for" or "to" a concert ...

    I have two tickets for (to) a concert. I have two tickets of a concert. The first is a correct sentence, but the second is wrong. Why can't we use the phrase "tickets of?"

  8. prepositions - Is it in/on or at the wedding? - English Language ...

    As above, it is never correct to say "on the concert". There's also a special idiom, "in concert," used to indicate that a person is performing: Come see Paul McCartney in concert this Tuesday at Center …

  9. articles - go to a concert vs go to the concert - English Language ...

    If you are going to a particular concert, or you're en route to a particular concert, you should use the definite article (the). We're going to a playground tomorrow.

  10. Am I in or at lecture? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Jun 19, 2018 · We would say "I'm at the meeting" or "I'm at the concert" for the same reason. MyGrammarLab Intermediate by M.Foley and D.Hall explains it a bit differently though: To support …