'put the plates ON the table' vs 'put the plates OVER the table'

[Ceo Neeraj]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #48 "Common Prepositions", question 7

Please put the plates ......... the table.

(a) over
(b) for
(c) to
(d) on

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #48 "Common Prepositions", answer 7

Please put the plates on the table.

Correct answer: (d) on

Your answer was: correct
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Please explain the deffrence between "put the plates OVER the table" and "put the plates OVER the table"

[Ceo Neeraj]

Oops! Sorry for the typo, I wanted to know the deffrence between "put the plates ON the table" and "put the plates OVER the table".