Learn English – A song came on tv

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I'm not a native English speaker, so I wanted to ask something. How would you say that
'As i was zapping through the channels, and this song came on'.
Is this a correct sentence? Basically what I want to know is the phrasal verb for the song, as in the song was on air ? Sorry I know its not a correct sentence. Help me please.

Best Answer

There are many different words that could be used to describe this situation. Saying that a song "came on" is a common, casual usage and would be acceptable in speech or creative writing, though I would avoid using it for anything formal. The sentence could also read:

As I was zapping through the channels, a song came on.

Other phrases one could use:

  • a song began
  • a song started playing
  • a song was playing
  • I heard a song
  • there was a/this song
  • a song could be heard
  • musical notes came out of the tv-box and graced my ears with aural pleasure!

(That last one's a joke!)

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