I joined Tom at Flora's walk-in closet.
I joined Tom in Flora's walk-in closet.
What's the correct preposition? And why?
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Sign up to join this communityI joined Tom at Flora's walk-in closet.
I joined Tom in Flora's walk-in closet.
What's the correct preposition? And why?
In, at, on are prepositions of place. Generally,
Walk-in closet is a closet that is large enough to walk around in - in other words, an enclosed space. Hence, you joined Tom in Flora's walk-in closet.
It depends on the place or activity where the joining takes place.
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She joined her sister on stage.
Tom joined his friends at the restaurant.
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She joined him at the theater entrance.
She joined him at the stadium's east gate.
He joined his pals at the poker table.
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