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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
trophy
Can I say,
(a) She has a trophy shelf.
(b) He put his trophy on the book shelf.
(c) There has / is a trophy on the shelf.
(d) The trophy is on top of / on the top of the shelf.
I put the trophy at the top of my shelf.
(e) The trophy was took up on the shelf.
The trophy on the shelf belongs to Lee.
(f) He is putting the trophy above the shelf.
(g) The trophy was put on the shelf.
The trophy is display on the shelf.
(a) She has a trophy shelf.
(b) He put his trophy on the book shelf.
(c) There has / is a trophy on the shelf.
(d) The trophy is on top of / on the top of the shelf.
I put the trophy at the top of my shelf.
(e) The trophy was took up on the shelf.
The trophy on the shelf belongs to Lee.
(f) He is putting the trophy above the shelf.
(g) The trophy was put on the shelf.
The trophy is display on the shelf.
Top answer
(a) She has a trophy shelf. (b) He put his trophy on the book shelf. (c) There has / is a trophy on the shelf.
- (a) She has a trophy shelf.
- (b) He put his trophy on the book shelf.
- (c) There has / is a trophy on the shelf.
- (d) The trophy is on top of / on the top of the shelf.
- I put the trophy at on the top of my shelf.
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(a) She has a trophy shelf.
(b) He put his trophy on the book shelf.
(c) Therehas / is a trophy on the shelf.
(d) The trophy ison top of / on the top of the shelf.
I put the trophyat on the top of my shelf.
(e)The trophy was took up on the shelf.
The trophy on the
(b) He put his trophy on the book shelf.
(c) There
(d) The trophy is
I put the trophy
(e)
The trophy on the
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Shall I know the reason, why can't we say "on top of"?
I saw some books use this kind of phrase.
(d) The trophy ison top of / on the top of the shelf.
I saw some books use this kind of phrase.
(d) The trophy is
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A shelf is a horizontal plane. There is no reason to say "on top of" because anything you place on the shelf will be on (top of) it.
You don't say "I put my keys on top of the table," or "I sat on top of my chair."
You don't say "I put my keys on top of the table," or "I sat on top of my chair."
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Can you give me some sentences about the usage of "on top of"? Let me differentiate them.
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Isn't that the shoe you're looking for on top of that pile of dirty laundry? (Compare: Isn't that the shoes you're looking for sticking out from that pile of laundry?)
The view is great from the top of this mountain. There is a lookout tower on top of that mountain. (Compare: There is a lookout tower on that mountain, about half-way up the trail.)
The view is great from the top of this mountain. There is a lookout tower on top of that mountain. (Compare: There is a lookout tower on that mountain, about half-way up the trail.)
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