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Made from
We often use made from when we talk about how something is manufactured:
Made of
A:
It’s lovely.
Made out of
We usually use made out of when we talk about something that has been
changed or transformed from one thing into another:
Made with
We use made with most often to talk about the ingredients of food and
drink:
Is sushi always made with raw fish or do the Japanese use cooked fish
too?
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1.1 At, on and in (time) clue: 'at a time, on a day, in a week, month, or
year'
We use at:
The helicopter took off at midday and headed for the island.
What time are you leaving? (preferred to At what time are you
leaving?)
We use on:
- with dates:
We use in:
I’ll come and see you in the morning for a cup of coffee, okay?
- with months:
- with years:
- with seasons:
The garden is wonderful in the spring when all the flowers come out.
At or on?
We use at to talk about public holidays and weekends, but when we talk
about a particular special day or weekend, we use on.
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We use in with morning, afternoon, evening and night, but we use on when
we talk about a specific morning, afternoon, etc., or when we describe the
part of the day.
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I always work best in the morning. I often get tired in the afternoon.
The ship left the harbour on the morning of the ninth of November.
In the evening they used to sit outside and watch the sun going down.
I was awake in the night, thinking about all the things that have
happened.
We use at the end (often with of) to talk about the point in time where
something finishes. We use in the end to talk about things that happen
after a long time or after a series of other events:
I looked everywhere for the book but couldn’t find it, so in the end I
bought a new copy.
We use at the beginning (often with of) to talk about the point where
something starts. We usually use in the beginning when we contrast two
situations in time:
In the beginning, nobody understood what was happening, but after she
explained everything very carefully, things were much clearer.
See also:
At
I won’t say goodbye because we’ll be seeing each other again in three
days’ time. We can also say in three days, without time, in this example.
He ran the marathon in six hours and 20 minutes.
See also:
Time
Next
The two couples were married in two different cities on the same day,
25 years ago.
Not: … at 26 August.
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1.2 Singular or plural: news, measles, number of, pair, half, kilometres,
dollars?
A number of takes the plural, but the number of takes the singular.
Fractions and percentages take a singular verb with a noncount noun, and a
plural verb with plural count nouns.
The words sometime, some time, and sometimes are obviously related in
meaning, but they're used in different ways.
Definitions
The adverb sometime (one word) means at an indefinite or unstated time in
the future. As an adjective, sometime means occasional or former.
The expression some time (two words) means "a period of time."
The adverb sometimes (one word) means "occasionally, now and then."
Also, see the usage note below.
Examples
"He's been talking to just about everybody and wants to talk to you
sometime."
(John Updike, Rabbit, Run. Knopf, 1960)
"Lynne was particularly disappointed because her sometime companion,
George Archibald, was not paying much attention to her that evening."
(Julian Scher, Until You Are Dead. Vintage Canada, 2001)
"You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing,
do something for others--something for which you get no pay but the
privilege of doing it."
(Albert Schweitzer)
"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I
am saying."
(Oscar Wilde)
Usage Note
"Of these three, sometimes is easy. It means 'now and again,' and it is
always written as one word: My wife and I sometimes play Scrabble. The
other two are more difficult, and usage varies. When some is unstressed,
the form is some time: We'll need some time to consider this. When the
sense is 'an indefinite length of time,' it is usual to write some time:
She arrived some time after dinner. But some people write sometime here,
and this style cannot be considered wrong. When the sense is 'at an
indefinite time in the future,' sometime is usual: We'll talk about this
sometime next week. But the adjective meaning 'occasional' or 'former' is
always sometime: his sometime colleague."
(R.L. Trask, Say What You Mean! David R. Godine, 2005)