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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A few prepositions

Can I say,

(a) The monkey climbed the tree / climbed up the tree.

(b) He picked / picked up a handkerchief on / from the floor.

(c) She received email (through / on / over the Internet) from his oversea friends.

(d) He writes English words / English alphabets on / in his book.

(e) She serves (drinks to) passengers in / on the plane.

(f) (i) They took a boat to cross / cross over the river.

(ii) They took a boat to get cross the river.
  

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(a) The monkey climbed the tree / climbed up the tree. (b) He picked up a handkerchief on / from the floor. (c) She received email from her overseas friends.

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  • (a) The monkey climbed the tree / climbed up the tree.
  • (b) He picked up a handkerchief on / from the floor.
  • (c) She received email from her overseas friends.
  • (d) He writes English words in his book.
  • (e) She serves (drinks to) passengers in / on the plane.
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(a) The monkey climbed the tree / climbed up the tree.
(b) He picked up a handkerchief on / from the floor.
(c) She received email from her overseas friends.
(d) He writes English words in his book.
(e) She serves (drinks to) passengers in / on the plane.
(f) (i) They took a boat to cross / cross over the river.
(ii) They took a boat to get
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