Englische Grammatik: Präpositionen vor bestimmten Wörtern und Ausdrücken

Ausdruck	Anmerkung
We are at the cinema / at the theatre.	NICHT: * in the cinema; ABER: We go to the cinema.
We are at a party.	NICHT: * on a party; ABER: We go to a party.
Twelfth Night is a play by Shakespeare.	NICHT: * a play of Shakespeare / * a play from Shakespeare
Please, fill in the gaps in pencil.	NICHT: * with pencil (mit Bleistift)
He was speaking in a loud voice.	NICHT: * with a loud voice (mit lauter Stimme)
Who is the man in the grey suit?	NICHT: * with the grey suit (der Mann hat den grauen Anzug an)
In the end, I got the position I wanted. He made up his mind at the end of the week.	„in the end“ bedeutet „schließlich“, „endlich“ und ist synonym zu „finally“. „at the end“ hingegen bedeutet „am Ende“ und bezieht sich auf eine Zeitspanne oder eine räumliche Ausdehnung.
The conference started on time. Although we arrived late, we were still in time for the keynote address.	on time = pünktlich (Synonym: punctually) in time = rechtzeitig
In my opinion, this is the best solution.	NICHT: * according to my opinion, * after my opinion
Did you listen to that programme on the radio? Did you watch the news on TV yesterday? Can you come, please? Your daughter is on the phone.	Es heißt: on the radio, on TV, on the phone. Deutsch: im Radio, im Fernsehen, am Telefon.