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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

A / the king in the jungle

Can I say,

(a) A lion is a / the king in the jungle.

(b) The lion is the king in the jungle.

(c) This lion is the king of the jungle.
  

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In english it is almost a fixed phrase: The lion is the king of the jungle. Anything else sounds awkward.

  • In english it is almost a fixed phrase: The lion is the king of the jungle.
  • Anything else sounds awkward.
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In english it is almost a fixed phrase: The lion is the king of the jungle.

Anything else sounds awkward.

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