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on first paragraph vs in first paragraph

Both 'on first paragraph' and 'in first paragraph' are not correct. The preposition 'on' is not typically used to indicate location within a paragraph. The correct preposition to use in this context is 'in'.

Last updated: March 17, 2024 • 4841 views

on first paragraph

This is not a correct construction in English. The preposition 'on' is not typically used to indicate location within a paragraph.

Instead of 'on first paragraph', use 'in first paragraph' to correctly indicate the location within the paragraph.
  • I can do this using separate styes (i.e., Text then Text No Indent [on first paragraph]), but I'm looking for a way to do it with only one style.
  • Sep 22, 2014 ... “I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day in January of 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an ...
  • Sep 9, 2013 ... Indent command doesn't work on first paragraph · 6 · pdflatex indenting first paragraph after section · 3 · Newlfm class and indentation.
  • Oct 14, 2011 ... Indent command doesn't work on first paragraph · 3 · first line of section/ subsection has no indentation · 10 · Why do I need to use \paragraph{} ...

Alternatives:

  • in first paragraph

in first paragraph

This is not a correct construction in English. The preposition 'in' is not typically used to indicate location within a paragraph.

Instead of 'in first paragraph', use 'within the first paragraph' to correctly indicate the location within the paragraph.
  • This is the text in first paragraph. This is the text in first paragraph. This is the text in first paragraph. \par This is the text in second paragraph. This is the text in ...
  • \setlength{\parindent}{10ex} This is the text in first paragraph. This is the text in first paragraph. This is the text in first paragraph. \par \noindent %The next ...
  • ... for quite a few lines of formatting code. I remove this code and the red light for keyword not being in first paragraph and even no heading tags goes away.
  • keyword in first paragraph? (6 posts). markolouglin. Member Posted 2 years ago #. Hi. The page analysis says The Keyword doesn't appear in the first ...

Alternatives:

  • within the first paragraph

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