Which of the following are correct?
1,He is in bed
2,He is on bed
3,He is in his bed.
4,He is on his bed.
To me the second sounds a bit weird,all the others sounding OK.Is my instinct right?
Thank you in advance.Native speakers only please(I really don't mean to offend nonnative speakers but want answers from people with intuitive responses rather than people with their English learned based on theory and grammar rules).Thank you.
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Answers · 3
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Your instincts serve you well ^^ For number 2 you need a particle after "on", like as you said in number 4 "on his bed". It would also be correct to say "He is on the bed". It is grammatically correct to say "He is on a bed" but it sounds weird, like he is randomly laying on somebody's bed.
I've added a couple of words in to give you an idea of the mental images that the two sentences invoke:
- He is (tucked up) in bed (i.e. laying underneath the quilt).
- He is (laying) on his bed (i.e. laying on top of the quilt).
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Hello :)
You can say:
1,He is in a bed
2,He is on a bed
3,He is in his bed.
4,He is on his bed.
When you use the preposition ''in'' you mean that you are under covers.
When you use the preposition ''on'' you mean that you are either sitting on it or jumping on it, but not getting ready to go to sleep :)
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