Phn bit cch dng 3 gii t in, at, on trong ting Anh

C 3 gii t hay b nhm ln nht l In, At v On. Chng c s dng ni v thi

gian v a im. Chng ta tp trung vo cc trng hp d gy nhm ln nh.
V thi gian:
Chng ta s dng in khi ni v thng, nm v cc qung thi gian. V d:
In

March

1997
the twenties (trong nhng nm 20)
the 21st century
the morning/afternoon/evening

Chng ta cng s dng in khi ni n cc qung thi gian trong tng lai nh in 5
minutes v in a few days, in 2 years, in a couple of months
At ch c s dng vi mt mc thi gian r rng no :
At

10 p.m.
half past six
5 oclock
noon/night

On c s dng khi cp n nhng ngy c th trn lch:

On

March 5th
Christmas

Lu rng in the morning/afternoon/evening nhng at night/noon v cn phn bit s

khc nhau gia in time v on time.

V a im:
Chng ta s dng in vi nhng khong khng gian nh:
In

a park
a garden
a room
space (trong v tr)

vi cc thnh ph v cc quc gia;

v vi cc dng ca nc nh:
In

the sea
the ocean
the river
the pool

hay vi cc hng, ng thng nh:

In

a line
a row
a queue

At th c s dng khi cp n cc a im:

At

the cinema
the bus stop

the end of the street

v cc v tr trn mt trang giy:
At the top/bottom of the page
v tr trong mt nhm ngi:
At

the back of the class

the front of the class

On c s dng vi cc b mt:
On

the ceiling/the wall/the floor

the table ...

v cc hng:
On

the right
your left

v khi ni mt trc/sau ca mt t giy: On the front/back of a piece of paper/the

bill
Lu :
Cng c th s dng at the river/sea khi mun cp n river/sea nh mt a
im. V d nh We met at the river and headed North (chng ti gp nhau ti b sng
v tin v hng Bc) hay Breakfast at the sea (ba sng bn b bin)
-

C th s dng on i vi nhng hn o nh.

Chng ta ni in the corner of the room(1) nhng li ni at the corner of the

street (2) v (1) mun cp n mt v tr tng i (gc phng, gia phng) cn (2)
mun cp n mt a im.
-

Tng t chng ta nh trn i vi:

in the front/back of a car (v tr)

at the front/back of buildings (a im).

Cch dng gii t trong ting anh

During = trong sut (hot ng din ra lin tc)
From = t >< to = n
From ... to ...= t ... n... (dng cho thi gian v ni chn)
From time to time = i khi, thnh thong
Out of=ra khi><into=vo trong
Out of + noun = ht, khng cn
Out of town = i vng
Out of date=c, lc hu >< up to date = mi, cp nht
Out of work = tht nghip, mt vic
Out of the question = khng th
Out of order = hng, khng hot ng
By:
ng t ch chuyn ng + by = i ngang qua (walk by the library)
ng t tnh + by = gn (your books are by the window)
by + thi gian c th = trc lc, cho n lc (hnh ng cho n lc phi xy ra)
by + phng tin giao thng = i bng
by then = cho n lc (dng cho c QK v TL)
by way of= theo ng... = via
by the way = mt cch tnh c, ngu nhin
by the way = by the by = nhn y, nhn tin
by far + so snh (thng l so snh bc nht)=>dng nhn mnh
by accident = by mistake = tnh c, ngu nhin >< on purose
In = bn trong
In + month/year
In time for = In good time for = ng gi (thng kp lm g, hi sm hn gi nh
mt cht)
In the street = di lng ng
In the morning/ afternoon/ evening
In the past/future = trc kia, trong qu kh/ trong tng lai
In future = from now on = t nay tr i
In the begining/ end = at first/ last = thot u/ rt cuc
In the way = ngang li, chn li
Once in a while = i khi, thnh thong
In no time at all = trong nhy mt, mt thong
In the mean time = meanwhile = cng lc
In the middle of (a im)= gia

In the army/ airforce/ navy

In + the + STT + row = hng th...
In the event that = trong trng hp m
In case = phng khi, ng nh
Get/ be in touch/ contact with Sb = lin lc, tip xc vi ai
On = trn b mt:
On + th trong tun/ ngy trong thng
On + a/the + phng tin giao thng = trn chuyn/ ln chuyn...
On + ph = a ch... (nh B.E : in + ph)
On the + STT + floor = tng th...
On time = va ng gi (bt chp iu kin bn ngoi, ngha mnh hn in time)
On the corner of = gc ph (gia hai ph)
Ch :
In the corner = gc trong
At the corner = gc ngoi/ ti gc ph
On the sidewalk = pavement = trn va h
Ch :
On the pavement (A.E.)= trn mt ng nha
(Dont brake quickly on the pavement or you can slice into another car)
On the way to: trn ng n >< on the way back to: trn ng tr v
On the right/left
On T.V./ on the radio
On the phone/ telephone = gi in thoi, ni chuyn in thoi
On the phone = nh c mc in thoi (Are you on the phone?)
On the whole= ni chung, v i th
On the other hand = tuy nhin= however
Ch :
On the one hand = mt mt th
on the other hand = mt khc th
(On the one hand, we must learn the basic grammar, and on the other hand, we must
combine it with listening comprehension)
on sale = for sale = c bn, bn
on sale (A.E.)= bn h gi = at a discount (B.E)
on foot = i b
At = ti
At + s nh
At + thi gian c th
At home/ school/ work
At night/noon (A.E : at noon = at twelve = gia tra (she was invited to the party at noon,
but she was 15 minutes late))
At least = ch t, ti thiu >< at most = ti a
At once =ngay lp tc
At present/ the moment = now
Ch : 2 thnh ng trn tng ng vi presently nhng presently se khc nhau v

ngha nu n ng cc v tr khc nhau trong cu:

Sentence + presently (= soon): ngay tc th ( She will be here presently/soon)
Presently + sentence (= Afterward/ and then) : ngay sau (Presently, I heard her leave
the room)
S + to be + presently + Ving = at present/ at the moment ( He is presently working toward
his Ph.D. degree)
At times = i khi, thnh thong
At first = thot u >< at last = cui cng
At the beginning of / at the end of... = u/ cui (dng cho thi gian v a im).
At + tn cc ngy l : at Christmas, at Thanks Giving...
Nhng on + tn cc ngy l + day = on Christmas day ...
Trong dng informal E., on trc cc th trong tun i khi b lc b: She is going to
see her boss (on) Sun. morning.
At/in/on thng c khng dng trong cc thnh ng ch thi gian khi c mt: next,
last, this, that, one, any, each, every, some, all
At + a im : at the center of the building
At + nhng a im ln (khi xem n nh mt ni trung chuyn hoc gp g): The plane
stopped 1 hour at Washington D.C. before continuing on to Atlanta.
At + tn cc to nh ln (khi xem nh 1 hnh ng s xy ra ch khng cp n
to nh) : There is a good movie at the Center Theater.
At + tn ring cc t chc: She works at Legal & General Insurence.
At + tn ring ni cc trng s hoc khu vc i hc: She is studying at the London
school of Economics.
At + tn cc hot ng qui t thnh nhm: at a party/ lecture...
Mt s cc thnh ng dng vi gii t
On the beach: trn b bin
Along the beach: dc theo b bin
In place of = Instead of: thay cho, thay v.
For the most part: chnh l, ch yu l = mainly.
In hope of + V-ing = Hoping to + V = Hoping that + sentence = vi hi vng l.
off and on: dai dng, ti hi
all of a sudden= suddenly = bng nhin
for good = forever: vnh vin, mi mi.