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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
live in trees v. live in the trees
1. Barn owls live in trees and empty barns.
Source: National Geographic Little Kids September/October 2016.
2. first birds and all other plants and animals that *live in the trees *lose their home and the place where their young grow up.
forests around the world are also home to about 300 million people ;they can lose their home and way of life too.
Source: I cannot find and remember the source but it might be a book of Black Cat Publishing related to environment.
Which usage is correct? Live in trees as in 1. or "live in the trees" as in 2.
What is the difference between them?
Thank you.
Source: National Geographic Little Kids September/October 2016.
2. first birds and all other plants and animals that *live in the trees *lose their home and the place where their young grow up.
forests around the world are also home to about 300 million people ;they can lose their home and way of life too.
Source: I cannot find and remember the source but it might be a book of Black Cat Publishing related to environment.
Which usage is correct? Live in trees as in 1. or "live in the trees" as in 2.
What is the difference between them?
Thank you.
Top answer
hhtt Which usage is correct? Live in trees as in 1 That's correct when talking generally. hhtt or "live in the trees" as in 2.
- hhtt Which usage is correct?
- Live in trees as in 1 That's correct when talking generally.
- hhtt or "live in the trees" as in 2.
- This gives the impression that you are referring to particular trees that are already known.
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hhttWhich usage is correct? Live in trees as in 1That's correct when talking generally.
hhttor "live in the trees" as in 2.This gives the impression that you are referring to particular trees that are already known.
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#1 is natural.
In #2, there should be a reason for the use of "the" such as a previous mention of "trees" or a reference to specific trees.
In #2, there should be a reason for the use of "the" such as a previous mention of "trees" or a reference to specific trees.
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