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dido4 · Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 277

They are working on the farm.

1. Can we use "in " or " at" the farm?

2. If yes, give an example to "in" the farm.

thank you.

Teo · Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 193 Location: Taiwan

working on the farm 86500 results
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=working+on+the+farm&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images
working at the farm 750 results
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=+%22working+at+the+farm%22&btnG=Search
working in the farm 505 results
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=+%22working+in+the+farm%22&btnG=Search
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ddh33 · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Eugene, OR

Yes this is a very good way to know which preposition to use.

Thanks Teo!
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dido4 · Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 277

Teo,

Thank you for giving an example to look for answers on google.

Many people told me or replied that "in" the farm is not used or wrong.
However, chenking the results from the google, there are still a lot of people writing "in" the farm.

You can check this one:

http://www.india50.com/mrsOhri.html

I don't know why? I am confused of the results that people use "in" the farm.