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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
About "push him aside / away
Can I say,
(a) Each of them pushed Peter out of the car.
(b) The robbers pushed him into a deep drain.
(c) The robbers pushed him to the roadside / pushed him aside / pushed him away.
(a) Each of them pushed Peter out of the car.
(b) The robbers pushed him into a deep drain.
(c) The robbers pushed him to the roadside / pushed him aside / pushed him away.
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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) Each of them pushed Peter out of the car. OK. (b) The robbers pushed him into a deep drain.
- Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) Each of them pushed Peter out of the car.
- OK.
- (b) The robbers pushed him into a deep drain.
- OK.
- (c) The robbers pushed him to the roadside / pushed him aside / pushed him away.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
(a) Each of them pushed Peter out of the car. OK.
(b) The robbers pushed him into a deep drain. OK.
(c) The robbers pushed him to the roadside / pushed him aside / pushed him away. OK.
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(a) Each of them pushed Peter out of the car. -- "each of them" seems odd to me here. I'd just say "They pushed Peter out of the car".
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