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Grammar
In the top/on the top/at the top
Anyone willing to help me with using these word.I mean diffrence among them.
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'The top' is a location (and of course, part of something else). (1) If 'the top' has adequate dimension, then a person can be ' in the top 10% of her class', 'my corkscrew is in the top of the wine bottle'. It is within or inside the range or depth of 'the top'.
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'The top' is a location (and of course, part of something else).
(1) If 'the top' has adequate dimension, then a person can be 'in the top 10% of her class', 'my corkscrew is in the top of the wine bottle'. It is within or inside the range or depth of 'the top'.
(2) If 'the top' has an upper surface which is of interest to or focus for the speaker, then she ca
(1) If 'the top' has adequate dimension, then a person can be 'in the top 10% of her class', 'my corkscrew is in the top of the wine bottle'. It is within or inside the range or depth of 'the top'.
(2) If 'the top' has an upper surface which is of interest to or focus for the speaker, then she ca
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