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Rashmi Shekhar

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Grammatically, in home and at home are correct. However, their usage varies in terms of context. The use of 'at home' shows something or someone is located in the home. However, 'in home' describes something that happens in the home. For more clarity, have a look at the examples below:

  • At home: I left the keys at home.
  • In home: The keys are placed over the refrigerator in home.

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Mukul Pruthi

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In and at are the prepositions of place in English grammar. The preposition 'in' is used to describe a place with is inside a bigger space and for referring to country, states and cities. For example, The candies are kept in the box. On the other hand, the 'at' preposition describes the precise location, map location, place of work, street address and for event. For example, The pawn shop is at the corner of the street.

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Vikram Shukla

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The commonly used 6 prepositions of place are:

  • In: The box is in the almirah.
  • On: The plate is on the kitchen slab.
  • At: The car is parked at the station.
  • Under: Yohan threw the toys under the bed.
  • Over: The dog jumped over the barrier.
  • Between: The table is between the chairs.

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Virajita Shukla

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The Preposition of Place describes the place where something or someone is located. The commonly used Preposition of Place words are in, on, at, under, over, above, below, in front of, next to, beneath, beside, near, by, in front of, next to, between, among, etc.

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Nikita Chauhan

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No, it is not mandatory, but having a good command of English will open more work opportunities with higher salary options for you. There are many English Newspapers, News channels, YouTube channels, and websites that require professionals with good English. 

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Poornima Sharma

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Implied metaphors, mixed metaphors, dead metaphors are considered as special cases of metaphor. More than special cases, these are more of different ways in which the concept of metaphor is applied and interpreted in English language.

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Poornima Sharma

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A Metaphor is made up of four things:

·       Tenor

·       Vehicle

·       Ground

·       Tension

A tenor refers to the thing being described, and a vehicle is the thing it's being compared to. Shared characteristics are the ground that connect them. Tension is the difference between the tenor and the vehicle, which helps create a vivid comparison.

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Poornima Sharma

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A dead metaphor occurs when the original meaning of the comparison is lost either due to excessive repetition or a semantic shift (words losing or changing their initial meaning over time). For example: Roll up the window (Originally referring to the action of rolling up a window in a car, it now refers to closing a window in general).

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