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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is locked / locked

Can I say,

A lion is locked / locked in a cage.
  

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Here are some things that can be locked: The treasure box is locked. The door is locked. The safe is locked.

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  • Here are some things that can be locked: The treasure box is locked.
  • The door is locked.
  • The safe is locked.
  • The car is locked.
  • The cage is locked.
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Here are some things that can be locked:

The treasure box is locked.
The door is locked.
The safe is locked.
The car is locked.
The cage is locked.
The prison cell is locked.
The suitcase is locked.
The diary is locked.

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"A lion (which is) locked up in a cage" is not a sentence, so you should not capitalize "a" and end the noun phrase with a full stop.
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