Which word should replace the underlined word? “Our class field trip is [in] Friday morning.”
Use Standard Grammar, Usage, and Spelling to Edit · TELPAS Grades 4–5 writing. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 2: find and fix an error in a short text. On the real test some of these are typed answers or sentence rewrites. Here they are multiple choice so they can be checked.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Read the sentence. The underlined word has an error. Our class field trip is [in] Friday morning. Which word should replace the underlined word?
- at
- to
- onCorrect answer
- for
Why “on” is correct
This tests prepositions of time. English uses "on" with days and dates (on Friday, on May 3), "in" with months, years, and parts of the day by themselves (in March, in the morning), and "at" with clock times. Because "Friday" is a day, the sentence needs "on."
Why the other answers are wrong
- at — "At" is used with clock times, such as "at nine o’clock," not with days.
- to — "To" shows direction, such as "to the museum," not when something happens.
- for — "For" shows how long or why, not which day.
Practice more of this
More writing practice for Grades 4–5, or see the TELPAS practice test for 4th and 5th grade.
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