Demonstrate correct use of articles and prepositions to clarify meaning:He started learning English _ 2005.
Correct answer: A. In
- A. In
- B. On
- C. At
- D. Through
Explanation
We use "in" before years because a year is a general period of time, not a specific day or moment. Prepositions like "on" and "at" are used only for exact dates or precise times, but "2005" is neither. Therefore, the correct preposition for mentioning the year someone began learning English is "in," making the sentence "He started learning English in 2005" grammatically correct.
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