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Sharan Yadav R Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Can anybody tell me meaning of the sentence below, please?
"That was a mistake as one of the horses trotted over to the fence and whinnied."
"That was a mistake as one of the horses trotted over to the fence and whinnied."
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Which words do you not understand, Sharan? I see no idioms in the sentence. Note that 'as' means 'because'.
- Which words do you not understand, Sharan?
- I see no idioms in the sentence.
- Note that 'as' means 'because'.
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Which words do you not understand, Sharan? I see no idioms in the sentence. Note that 'as' means 'because'.
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I am confused with the usage of over to the. I do not understand the meaning of the horses trotted over to the fence
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'Over' indicates distance.
the horses trotted over to the fence = the horses trotted a considerable distance to the fence.
the horses trotted over to the fence = the horses trotted a considerable distance to the fence.
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