A bird sit on a bare tree or in a bare tree

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Hi, I am sorry to ask such a silly question, but I do really like to know:

If a bird sits at a bare tree, do we say The bird is in the tree. Or The bird is on the tree? And how about the bird is sitting on the top of the same tree? Do we say on the tree or in the tree?

Thanks for a reply.

Yizhivika · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Ah, the joy of prepositions!

Yes, I would say,

The bird is in the tree....

However, I would also say,

The bird is (sitting) on a branch of/in the tree...

If the bird were sitting on a branch at the very top of the tree, then I'd say,

The bird is sitting at the very top of the tree....

or, as already written above,

The bird is sitting on a branch at the (very) top of the tree....

Hope that helps....

Philip · Answer

And I just know he's chirping away, merrily singing a song about the joys of prepositions in English.

Lcwang · Answer

Thank you, yizhivika. It's very helpful.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes! It is right to say " a bird is sitting on the tree" if it is at the top of the tree. And if it is among the branches, then , it is right to say, "a bird is sitting in a tree.

A bird sit on a bare tree or in a bare tree

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