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Hanuman_2000 Posted 18 years ago
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001. The boats sail 01i00_____02i00 the sea. (in /on)02br
002. The boats sail 01i00______02i00 the river. (in /on)02br
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0Hello,02br
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00I wrote 'on' in my test but teacher told it was wrong. She told it would be 'in' for water bodies.02br
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00Please clear it.02br
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0Another vote for 'on'0-
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0 See at the New York Times:02br
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0510240hrefhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Anytimes.com+%22sail+on+the+sea%22+&btnG=Search241hrefhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Anytimes.com+%22sail+in+the+sea%22+&btnG=Search
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0Another vote for "on." You are on the surface, not in the water. 02br
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00She's in the bath, in the pool, in the ocean - she is at least partially submerged in the water, bathing or swimming.02br
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00She's on the ocean, on the lake - she's in a boat on top of the surface of the large body of water0-
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0So what are the diferences between02br
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001. He went to sea02br
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002. He went to the sea.02br
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003. He spent most of his life at sea.02br
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004. He spent most of his life in the sea.0-
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01. He went to sea - he went to work on a ship02br
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002. He went to the sea. - He visited the seaside02br
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003. He spent most of his life at sea. He spent most of his life on ships02br
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004. He spent most of his life in the sea. Not possible - at least not literally. 0-
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0>4. He spent most of his life in the sea. [Possible only if he had been a fish0-
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0I was thinking merman myself. 050010id1
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