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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

On a box VS. On the box

On a box VS. On the box

Can we not use "on a box" by any chance?

"Look at the box"

I think we also can use "a and an" with prepositions like "on a table, in a car ,etc"

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
  

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Anonymous On a box VS. On the boxCan we not use "on a box" by any chance? I think we also can use "a and an" with prepositions like "on a table, in a car ,etc" Of course; that's why we have both articles.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous On a box VS.
  • On the boxCan we not use "on a box" by any chance?
  • I think we also can use "a and an" with prepositions like "on a table, in a car ,etc" Of course; that's why we have both articles.
  • You can also use in a bottle and in the bottle or under a bed and under the bed.
  • There is no relationship between preposition use and article choice.
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AnonymousOn a box VS. On the boxCan we not use "on a box" by any chance? I think we also can use "a and an" with prepositions like "on a table, in a car ,etc"
Of course; that's why we have both articles. You can also use in a bottle and in the bottle or under a bed and under the bed. There is no relationship between preposition use
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"The bed" refers to one particular bed. "A bed" is less specific. "Mary looked everywhere in her bedroom, and finally found her brooch under the bed." (There is only one bed in the room, and the brooch was under it). "The guards searched the palace, and finally found the thief hiding under a bed." (There are many beds in the palace, but we are not told exactly which one the thief chose for his hid
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