Shall I say "Open your books" or "Open your book" when facing ...
2015年2月13日 · Sometimes I say "Open your book", and it sounds quite OK. For me, I want them to open their books which are many, but, for each kid, each one of them opens only one book. Which sentence is more prevailing?
Open your books on, to page ...? - WordReference Forums
2007年4月13日 · The only way to have the word ON follow OPEN is to put it in a separate clause, such as "open your books; on page ... ." A synonym for OPEN in this context is GO: "Class, go to page 3 ..."
Open the book to or on? | UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
2010年4月19日 · When you open your books, you must be immediately on page 453. I think that it would be very difficult for most people to do that. Most of us would estimate where page 453 is, and then we would open the book and keep turning until we found page 453. Of course, if your teachers use on, they do not expect you to be that skillful. Apparently, they ...
"Class, open your books TO/AT page 13!"—Is it a matter of ...
2019年4月8日 · "Open your books to page 13." is certainly more common across the major dialects of English. The action of opening a book describes a movement of sorts towards a specific page, so to would be the better preposition.
In Page or On Page? Which is correct? What about At Page?
Both “open your books to page” and “open your books on page” are correct. “Open your books to page” is more common in American English and “open your books on page” is common in British English.
word choice - Open Book To, At, On - English Language ...
2015年8月21日 · I have a question about the prepositions to use with verb and adjective "open": 1a. He opened the book at page 10. 1b. "He opened the book on page 10. 1c. "He opened the book to page 10. ...
open your book at page vs open your book on page - TextRanch
2024年4月14日 · Learn the correct usage of "open your book at page" and "open your book on page" in English. Discover differences, examples, alternatives and tips for choosing the right phrase.