What's the difference between (if there is any) the two:
on the beach and in the beach
on the farm and in the farm
preposition is really confusing. thank you very much.
2007-04-03 02:38:18 · 9 answers · asked by lirra 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
on = on top of ; onto ; touching the surface
in= into something ; you are literally inside the sand of a part of the farm itself
use on not in here
2007-04-03 02:43:54 · answer #1 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the beach is where you would describe someone that can enter or leave the beach. When they are on the beach, they are on the beach. Or they could be on the farm, or in the city.
In the beach would be an attribute of the beach itself, but it could still be interchangeable with on, as in "in the beach there is a dead tree", but I don't see that used very often. If anything, it would mean more like "in the water".
In the farm and on the farm are pretty equivalent. I can think of cases where one might be used more than the other, but in general, both are usually interchangeable.
These are extreme examples of where they are similar - there are other cases that are not so ambiguous.
2007-04-03 02:45:28 · answer #2 · answered by T J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the beach and on the farm
2007-04-03 03:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by sunflowerc24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. If youre saying Im on the beach. Or shes at the beach
2007-04-03 03:30:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's AT the beach.
Since the beach is not like a room and you can't enter INto the beach.
So i guess On the beach or At the beach is alright. :D
2007-04-03 02:48:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"On the beach" means you are literally standing on sand, while "in the beach" means more of the actual area, like the town.
Same thing about the farm.
Never heard of "in the beach" before... it was always "at the beach"
2007-04-03 02:43:39 · answer #6 · answered by Mood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either on the beach/on the farm
or at the beach/at the farm
in the beach/farm doesnt make sense
2007-04-03 02:42:46 · answer #7 · answered by ingabish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeremy Dale and Dave Lewis asked the same question. You should see the answers side by side.
2016-08-23 22:41:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was curious on the answer too
2016-07-28 11:02:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋