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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"A tree fell over his car" or "A tree fell on his car"
Which is correct and why, "A tree fell over his car" and "A tree fell on his car"? If both are possible, then what is the difference between them?
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Use "on". As well as "over" feeling like the wrong preposition here anyway, "fall over" is normally an intransitive phrasal verb, so there is a strong tendency to read "A tree fell over" as a complete statement, and not to expect anything following.
- Use "on".
- As well as "over" feeling like the wrong preposition here anyway, "fall over" is normally an intransitive phrasal verb, so there is a strong tendency to read "A tree fell over" as a complete statement, and not to expect anything following.
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Use "on".
As well as "over" feeling like the wrong preposition here anyway, "fall over" is normally an intransitive phrasal verb, so there is a strong tendency to read "A tree fell over" as a complete statement, and not to expect anything following.
As well as "over" feeling like the wrong preposition here anyway, "fall over" is normally an intransitive phrasal verb, so there is a strong tendency to read "A tree fell over" as a complete statement, and not to expect anything following.
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