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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
In the plate vs on the plate
There are some red apples on the plate.
I saw the above in one of the videos about adjectives on YouTube.
Why can't we use the preposition "in" as in "red apples in the plate"?
I saw the above in one of the videos about adjectives on YouTube.
Why can't we use the preposition "in" as in "red apples in the plate"?
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Jigneshbharati Why can't we use the preposition "in" as in "red apples in the plate"? It is wrong. It isn't used.
- Jigneshbharati Why can't we use the preposition "in" as in "red apples in the plate"?
- It is wrong.
- It isn't used.
- You could just as well ask why we say in space, not at space, or in the country, not on the country.
- In every language certain expressions and phrases are used while some others aren't.
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JigneshbharatiWhy can't we use the preposition "in" as in "red apples in the plate"?
It is wrong. It isn't used. You could just as well ask why we say in space, not at space, or in the country, not on the country. In every language certain expressions and phrases are used while some others aren't. In is often used to refer
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