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Taka Posted 13 years ago
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Suppose this refrigerator contains three eggs. Which of these below works and means that way?
There are three eggs in the refrigerator.
There are three eggs on the refrigerator.
Another one. Suppose this classroom has a whiteboard. Which works fine and mean that way?
There is a whiteboard in the classroom.
There is a whiteboard on the classroom.
There are three eggs in the refrigerator.
There are three eggs on the refrigerator.
Another one. Suppose this classroom has a whiteboard. Which works fine and mean that way?
There is a whiteboard in the classroom.
There is a whiteboard on the classroom.
Top answer
There are three eggs in the refrigerator. There is a whiteboard in the classroom.
- There are three eggs in the refrigerator.
- There is a whiteboard in the classroom.
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There are three eggs in the refrigerator.
There is a whiteboard in the classroom.
There is a whiteboard in the classroom.
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That's what I thought first. But I kind of remember a native speaker saying that if those eggs were in the refrigerator it would sound as if they were magical eggs hanging in the air in the refrigerator, which was strange. I wonder if my memory serves me right, so I asked the question.
In the same way, a whiteboard is usually on the wall of the room. So I wonder if "a whiteboard on the c
In the same way, a whiteboard is usually on the wall of the room. So I wonder if "a whiteboard on the c
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There are three eggs on the refrigerator. (To me, this means that the eggs are on top of the refrigerator.)
There is a whiteboard on the classroom. (If somebody asked me to put a whiteboard on the classroom, I would not know where to place it. It's like asking me to put it under the classroom.)
There is a whiteboard on the classroom. (If somebody asked me to put a whiteboard on the classroom, I would not know where to place it. It's like asking me to put it under the classroom.)
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I completely agree.
If someone told you that "in the refrigerator" sounded like they were hanging in air, that person has a very strange understanding of English.
If someone told you that "in the refrigerator" sounded like they were hanging in air, that person has a very strange understanding of English.
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OK.
One more question.
You wouldn't say "Put the eggs on the refrigerator" but "Put the eggs in the refrigerator" when it's about the storage of the eggs, right?
One more question.
You wouldn't say "Put the eggs on the refrigerator" but "Put the eggs in the refrigerator" when it's about the storage of the eggs, right?
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No.
"There are three eggs in the refrigerator" is fine.
"There is a whiteboard in the classroom" is fine.
Yes - "Put the eggs in the refrigerator" is fine.
"There are three eggs in the refrigerator" is fine.
"There is a whiteboard in the classroom" is fine.
Yes - "Put the eggs in the refrigerator" is fine.
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