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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

About prepositions

Please help me check if I'm wrong.

(a) He saddled up his horse and rode quickly back to his house for getting / to get a long rope.

(b) I went past/ over a door and heard a girl crying furiously, so I went in.

(c) I crept in / to the door.

(d) The attendants in / of the ambulance took the cyclist to the hospital for treatment.

(e) Suddenly, I heard a / the screeching of brakes on / in the road .
  

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Vincent Teo (a) He saddled up his horse and rode quickly back to his house for getting / to get a long rope. (b) I went past/ over a door and heard a gi rl crying furiously , so I went in. (c) I crept in / to the door.

  • Vincent Teo (a) He saddled up his horse and rode quickly back to his house for getting / to get a long rope.
  • (b) I went past/ over a door and heard a gi rl crying furiously , so I went in.
  • (c) I crept in / to the door.
  • Both are possible.
  • (d) The attendants in / of the ambulance took the cyclist to the hospital for treatment.
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Vincent Teo(a) He saddled up his horse and rode quickly back to his house for getting / to get a long rope.

(b) I went past/ over a door and heard a girl crying furiously, so I went in.

(c) I crept in / to

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