"ON" or "ON TOP OF"
"Encontrei uma caneta vermelha em cima do livro" would be "I found a red pen ON the book" or "I found a red pen ON TOP OF the book" ? What about " I've found a red pen ......." is it possible??
Thanks in advance.
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A meu ver, poderia ter sido utilizado o present perfect, uma vez que a ação poderia ter acontecido segundos antes:
Exemplo: 'I have (just) found a red pen, is it yours?'
Entretanto, eu discordo do uso da expressão 'on top of'. Ela possui poderosos sentidos conotativos, conforme nos diz o 'The Free Dictionary':
Cheers!!
Exemplo: 'I have (just) found a red pen, is it yours?'
Entretanto, eu discordo do uso da expressão 'on top of'. Ela possui poderosos sentidos conotativos, conforme nos diz o 'The Free Dictionary':
Portanto, uma vez que o uso que você procura é totalmente denotativo, se eu estivesse em seu lugar - e dependendo do contexto -, eu diria: 'I [have] found a red pen inside/on/under/near that book'.on top of something:
[1] [fig] up-to-date on something; knowing about the current state of something.
[2] [fig] in addition to something.
[3] [fig] victorious over something; famous or notorious for something.
Retrieved from: < http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+top+of >
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I found a pen. Since you can´t continue finding it.
On top of means essentially "in the highest part or place", you even could use it in the sentence (not grammarly wrong) but it would sound a bit stilted (too formal or not smooth and natural.)
On top of means essentially "in the highest part or place", you even could use it in the sentence (not grammarly wrong) but it would sound a bit stilted (too formal or not smooth and natural.)
According to Cambridge Dictionary´s examples, it can be used:
There were flags on the tops of many of the buildings.
There was a pile of books on top of (= on) the table.
Of course, in the initial example it woul be deemed a bit stilted, though.
There were flags on the tops of many of the buildings.
There was a pile of books on top of (= on) the table.
Of course, in the initial example it woul be deemed a bit stilted, though.
Sim, foi exatamente o que eu quis dizer. O sentido conotativo da expressão é tão mais relevante e poderoso que eu não recomendaria seu uso em um contexto denotativo. Tanto é assim que o próprio Cambridge Dictionary define em sua primeira e mais relevante acepção:
Cheers!to be on top of something = to be able to control a situation or deal with it.
Retrieved from: < http://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction ... top-of-sth >
Yep, now I see! thanks for sharing your view. We came then to the same outcome by different paths.
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About the Present Perfect usage, I thought we use it when not specifying what time the action happened: "I've found a red pen .." different from Past Simple: "I found a red pen yesterday, today, few minutes ago" is it right? Help please
You got that straight.