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Prepositions for the word "placement" or "clinical placement"

English Language & Usage Asked by user321021 on December 25, 2020

Which of these is correct?

  • I went to cardiac ward in my first clinical placement.
  • I went to cardiac ward for my first clinical placement.
  • I went to cardiac ward on my first clinical placement.

Also, is it better to say I went in or I went to?

One Answer

If this was just describing a past event to a friend, for example, the second would be a good choice:

  • I went to cardiac ward for my first clinical placement.

It still needs so work, as 'ward' is a count noun and if left without an article or anything will default to the uncount noun:

  • to the cardiac ward

Finally, 'went' is rather a single-use verb, it lacks the feeling of a repeated action. So we could use a different ploy:

I was on the cardiac ward for my....

Answered by Trevor Christopher Butcher on December 25, 2020

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