Open your books on, to page ...?

**Try To Reach** · 03-11-2009, 01:17 AM

Hello:

I would like to know what to say if I want someone to open the book ¿on? a certain page.

"Open your book on page ..." is what teachers have always said to me, but I have just read that this is not correct, that we should say "Open your books to page ..."

Which form is the correct one?

Thanks.

**MisS shy** · 03-11-2009, 04:45 PM

While we normally use "Open the book to Page 3", it actually means "open the book and turn the pages till you reach page 3"

However when the instruction is a command and is expected to be performed as a single actitvity , the more precise English is "open your Book at Page 3", meaning thereby that you complete the process of opening the book and now do what is intended at Page 3.

So I feel the context of what is to be done is more important and use of the appropriate preposition "at" or "to" is context sensitve
Well, judging from the posts in the thread the consensus is that you can use "to page x" or "at page x", but not "on page x". Which you use is your decision, and may be governed by where you work

that what i understand after making a research

**Try To Reach** · 03-11-2009, 08:17 PM

Well done

each of them has its own reason

Good job sister

I enjoy reading it

but does that depend on some rules

or an opinion

thanx in advance anyway

**MisS shy** · 05-11-2009, 04:09 PM

it's really confusing but if we practise more ,we'll understand more
well,it's most commonly used to say
"Open the book to Page 3"
// "open the book and turn the pages till you reach page 3"

that what our teachers usually say

Sorry if i did not explain well

**Endless Hope** · 05-11-2009, 09:34 PM

I usually say : Open ur book P. 3
or
Turn to Page 3

**Try To Reach** · 06-11-2009, 02:28 PM

Well No at all

your answers is not that bad

I enjoy replying to you all

thanx really

and regarding this issue

for me I usually say

Open your book at page number 10 for example

it doesn't make that difference

actually the most important thing is Are the students understood such Question
or No

and thanx for Miss noor

too

^_^

best wishes