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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Across
I gave her a view across the city to the mountains. I know this sentence is correct but I don't understand why across is used here. I think the correct preposition should be 'through' because she went out of the city. Please give me the explanation. Thank you.
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No, it would suggest that from where she was you could look over the roofs of the buildings in the city and see the mountains beyond the city. By the way, I gave her a view... sounds odd, though it might work in some contexts.
- No, it would suggest that from where she was you could look over the roofs of the buildings in the city and see the mountains beyond the city.
- By the way, I gave her a view...
- sounds odd, though it might work in some contexts.
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No, it would suggest that from where she was you could look over the roofs of the buildings in the city and see the mountains beyond the city.
By the way, I gave her a view... sounds odd, though it might work in some contexts.
By the way, I gave her a view... sounds odd, though it might work in some contexts.
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