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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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Can I say,
Once, there was an owl who lived in / on / at an old tree. The tree was in / on /at the ground of a university.
Once, there was an owl who lived in / on / at an old tree. The tree was in / on /at the ground of a university.
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Didn't we do these prepositions long ago, Vincent? Owls are generally hole-dwellers. Once there was an owl who lived in an old tree.
- Didn't we do these prepositions long ago, Vincent?
- Owls are generally hole-dwellers.
- Once there was an owl who lived in an old tree.
- The tree was on the grounds of a university.
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Didn't we do these prepositions long ago, Vincent? Owls are generally hole-dwellers.
Once there was an owl who lived in an old tree. The tree was on the grounds of a university.
Didn't we do these prepositions long ago, Vincent? Owls are generally hole-dwellers.
Once there was an owl who lived in an old tree. The tree was on the grounds of a university.
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Thanks. Can you explain, why do we use "in the tree"? Why do we say "on the grounds", but not "in a ground" without "s"?
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Once, there was an owl who that lived in / on / at an old tree. The tree was in / on /at the ground of a university.
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Why do we use "in the tree"? -- Because the owl's home is inside the tree.
Why do we say "on the grounds", but not "in a ground" without "s"?-- 'Grounds' = 'a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.); the enclosed land around a house or other building'. That is the definition of the word; there is no singular 'gro
Why do we use "in the tree"? -- Because the owl's home is inside the tree.
Why do we say "on the grounds", but not "in a ground" without "s"?-- 'Grounds' = 'a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.); the enclosed land around a house or other building'. That is the definition of the word; there is no singular 'gro
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