Prepositions: "[in/of] this size" and "[in/of] this shape
I have made up the sentences below.
(1a) I need a box this size.
(1b) I need a box in this size.
(1c) I need a box of this size.
(2a) I need a box this size.
(2b) I need a box in this size.
(2c) I need a box of this size.
I am not sure which preposition(s) fit my sentences. Or do you need any prepositions for them? My non-native English speaking friends cannot help. Please tell me which preposition, if any, works in my sentences. Thank you.
Top answer
The a)s are OK. I would not use the b)s or c)s, though they're not wrong. You use the b) version for clothes.
- The a)s are OK.
- I would not use the b)s or c)s, though they're not wrong.
- You use the b) version for clothes.
- I need a shirt in this size (pointing to the shirt you're wearing, for example).
- CJ
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The a)s are OK. I would not use the b)s or c)s, though they're not wrong.
You use the b) version for clothes. I need a shirt in this size (pointing to the shirt you're wearing, for example).
CJ
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