My third tutoring session with Stephen focused on correct
preposition use with reference to the writing he had previously shared with me.
We worked mostly on the differences between on/in/at. Stephen had little
trouble distinguishing between these three in their most literal meanings (i.e.
designating the location of one object with reference to others), but had some
difficulty in using them correctly with expressions of time and other, more
abstract notions. I sent him a website with a list of rules specifically
pertaining to these prepositions and when to use each with different situations
(specific times, dates, locations, etc.) We went over several idiomatic
expressions using these prepositions (keep in mind/on my mind, arrive at the
conclusion…etc) and I had Stephen come up with example sentences using them in
their more abstract meanings. He rewrote a few sentences from his writing to
use these prepositions correctly and sent them to me for review.
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