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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
In flowers
Can I say,
The bee is sucking nectar in the flowers.
The bee is sucking nectar of / on the flower.
The bee is sucking nectar in the flowers.
The bee is sucking nectar of / on the flower.
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With "flowers" in the plural, we'd say, The bee is looking /searching for nectar in the flowers. The bee is gathering nectar in the flowers. " That is, at this particular moment, he is in the act of sucking.
- With "flowers" in the plural, we'd say, The bee is looking /searching for nectar in the flowers.
- The bee is gathering nectar in the flowers.
- " That is, at this particular moment, he is in the act of sucking.
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With "flowers" in the plural, we'd say, The bee is looking /searching for nectar in the flowers.
The bee is gathering nectar in the flowers.
In the case of a single flower, it would be possible to use "sucking." The bee is sucking nectar from the flower." That is, at this particular moment, he is in the act of sucking.
The bee is gathering nectar in the flowers.
In the case of a single flower, it would be possible to use "sucking." The bee is sucking nectar from the flower." That is, at this particular moment, he is in the act of sucking.
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If you really wanted to use "of," I think you'd need to say "sucking the nectar of the flower."
I don't think "on" works very well.
I don't think "on" works very well.
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1. The bee is sucking nectar on the flower.
I would agree that this doesn't seem to suit your intended meaning, and would be a slightly unusual statement; it confirms the position of the bee, at the moment of taking nectar from the flower
MrP
I would agree that this doesn't seem to suit your intended meaning, and would be a slightly unusual statement; it confirms the position of the bee, at the moment of taking nectar from the flower
MrP
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