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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

live in the desert

Can I say,

The cactus live in desert / in the desert / on the desert.

The cactus can live in the desert.
  

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Cactus is singular, so you can say: The cactus lives in the desert. "on the desert" isn't grammatical by itself, though you could say: The cactus lives on the desert floor. -Chris

  • Cactus is singular, so you can say: The cactus lives in the desert.
  • "on the desert" isn't grammatical by itself, though you could say: The cactus lives on the desert floor.
  • -Chris
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Cactus is singular, so you can say:

The cactus lives in the desert.

"on the desert" isn't grammatical by itself, though you could say:

The cactus lives on the desert floor.

-Chris
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The generally accepted plural of cactus is cacti.

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