Henryh  +  448556 Sat, 01 Dec 07 03:52 PM Hello, I just want to make sure I understand the following sentences correctly. There's some water in the bottle.  (the point is that I can find some amount of water in the bottle) There's water in the bottle. (what I can find in the bottle is water and not for example wine) It's water in the bottle. (the thing that is in the bottle is water - as an answer to my previous question: What's that in the bottle?) Am I right? Thanks Henryh Joined on Fri, Nov 30 2007 New Member 18

	Philip  +  448560 Sat, 01 Dec 07 04:02 PM  Henryh wrote: Hello, I just want to make sure I understand the following sentences correctly. There's some water in the bottle.  (the point is that I can find some amount of water in the bottle) There's water in the bottle. (what I can find in the bottle is water and not for example wine) It's water in the bottle. (the thing that is in the bottle is water - as an answer to my previous question: What's that in the bottle?) Am I right? Thanks Correct.  But a more natural answer to the question would be a simple, "water". P.S.  Welcome to the forums! Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,738 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Henryh  +  448564 Sat, 01 Dec 07 04:07 PM Thank you, Philip. Yet, I'd like to ask you to provide a context for the second one. (There's water in the bottle.) Thanks. Henryh

	Philip  +  448642 Sat, 01 Dec 07 10:09 PM  Henryh wrote: Thank you, Philip. Yet, I'd like to ask you to provide a context for the second one. (There's water in the bottle.) Thanks. The question eliciting this answer is:  What's in the bottle? Philip

	CalifJim  +  449445 Tue, 04 Dec 07 06:41 AM It's water in the bottle. We don't use this one.  But you can use:  It's water to answer What is it? or What's that? or What's this? or What's that in the bottle? or What's this in the bottle? CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,463 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche