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#66768 Mon, 10 Jan 05 01:30 PM

Could you help me with the following sentences:

a) Which sentence is correct?
i. My shirt has five buttons.
ii. I have five buttons on my shirt.

b) Which preposition should I use?
i. I have a collar in my jacket.
ii. I have a collar on my jacket.

Thank you.

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Mister Micawber

#66783 Mon, 10 Jan 05 02:32 PM

Hi Guest--

(a) Both are correct, as is 'there are five buttons on my shirt'.

(b) 'I have a collar on my jacket', but 'there's a collar on my jacket' is more colloquial.

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#66784 Mon, 10 Jan 05 02:36 PM

a) Both sentences are gramatically correct. To me, the second sounds better.
b) The second is correct - on my jacket.

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Guest

#66871 Mon, 10 Jan 05 11:50 PM

The suggestions given are grammatically correct, but they don't really sound what a native speaker would say.

Here are my suggestions:

a) My shirt has five button -- or -- There are five buttons on my shirt.

b) My jacket has a collar. I would leave off "on it" although "on it" is definitely preferable to "in it."

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victorycountry

#66922 Tue, 11 Jan 05 04:48 AM

Hope I can add one more piece of information.

For (b), it should be "on" as other suggestions unless the collar you are referrinng to is inside your jacket.

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