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Magic79 Posted 3 years ago
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Is there a ... in the living room? Is a ... in the living room?
Hello,
What is the difference between:
1a. Is a sofa in the living room?
1b. Is there a sofa in the living room?
2a. A sofa is in the living room. (I would think that this means: a sofa NOT an armchair is in the living room)
2b. There is a sofa in the living room. (I would think that this simply announced the existence of a sofa in the living room).
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Magic79 1a. Is a sofa in the living room? " that I have to call it wrong.
- Magic79 1a.
- Is a sofa in the living room?
- " that I have to call it wrong.
- Magic79 1b.
- Is there a sofa in the living room?
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Magic791a. Is a sofa in the living room?
I can't think of a context for this at all, and it is so unnatural for "Is there a sofa …?" that I have to call it wrong.
Magic791b. Is there a sofa in the living room?
Right. Does the living room have a sofa in it?
Magic792a. A sofa is in the liv
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Magic791a. Is a sofa in the living room?
That is not idiomatic English.
Magic791b. Is there a sofa in the living room?
That is idiomatic English.
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