Is the sentence using ‘it,’ ‘in,’ and ‘at’ correct?
Is the sentence using ‘it,’ ‘in,’ and ‘at’ correct?
One of the tribesmen said that when a person died, they needed to burn the corpse, put the ashes in a glass, and store it in a tree located at the center of their assembly ground.
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Rommel ‘it,’ ‘in,’ and ‘at’ It's fine, though "in a tree" may mean anywhere within its branches, as in "The birds are perching in that tree", as well as inside the trunk (inside the wood of the tree). If I were writing it and I meant the latter, I'd write "inside the tree" to avoid any confusion. CJ
- Rommel ‘it,’ ‘in,’ and ‘at’ It's fine, though "in a tree" may mean anywhere within its branches, as in "The birds are perching in that tree", as well as inside the trunk (inside the wood of the tree).
- If I were writing it and I meant the latter, I'd write "inside the tree" to avoid any confusion.
- CJ
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Rommel‘it,’ ‘in,’ and ‘at’
It's fine, though "in a tree" may mean anywhere within its branches, as in "The birds are perching in that tree", as well as inside the trunk (inside the wood of the tree). If I were writing it and I meant the latter, I'd write "inside the tree" to avoid any confusion.
CJ
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