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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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long time ago...
Can I say,
(i) Long time ago, there was an owl. It lived on an old tree that near the ground of a university.
(ii) The tree grew in the ground of a university.
(ii) Long ago, there was an owl who lived near the ground of a university.
(i) Long time ago, there was an owl. It lived on an old tree that near the ground of a university.
(ii) The tree grew in the ground of a university.
(ii) Long ago, there was an owl who lived near the ground of a university.
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(i) A l ong time ago, there was an owl. It lived on in an old tree that near the ground s of a university. (ii) The tree grew in the ground s of a university.
- (i) A l ong time ago, there was an owl.
- It lived on in an old tree that near the ground s of a university.
- (ii) The tree grew in the ground s of a university.
- (ii i ) Long ago, there was an owl who that [but "who" is possible in a story that gives the owl a human-like character] lived near the ground s of a university.
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(i) A long time ago, there was an owl. It lived on in an old tree that near the grounds of a university.
(ii) The tree grew in the grounds of a university.
(iii) Long ago, there was an owlwho that [but "who" is possible in a story that gives the owl a human-like character] lived ne
(ii) The tree grew in the grounds of a university.
(iii) Long ago, there was an owl
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I'm really confused! It's "in the grounds" or "on the grounds"?
Can I just say, "in a ground"? Why do you say "in the tree" ? not "on the tree"?
Can I just say, "in a ground"? Why do you say "in the tree" ? not "on the tree"?
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Vincent, check MM's reply in another thread of yours on a similar topic. Also, I think those who help you expect some gratitude once a while. A simple thank you would be great.
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