Question
1. John's father caught a big fish at the lake.
2. John's father caught a big fish in the lake.
3. John's father caught a big fish on the lake.
4. John's father caught a big fish near the lake.
5. John's father caught a big fish by the lake.
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Which preposition should we use?
2. John's father caught a big fish in the lake.
3. John's father caught a big fish on the lake.
4. John's father caught a big fish near the lake.
5. John's father caught a big fish by the lake.
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Which preposition should we use?
Answers
Writeacher
I'd use "at" and possibly "on" if he were fishing from a boat.
The word "in" would work if he were standing in the lake, probably with waders on.
http://www.mychamplain.net/sites/default/files/fly_fishing%202.jpg
The word "in" would work if he were standing in the lake, probably with waders on.
http://www.mychamplain.net/sites/default/files/fly_fishing%202.jpg