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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

across / cross

0I helped an old man 01b00cross / across02b00 the road.02br
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00Which word should I use or are both words correct?0-
  

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0 Both are correct. I would tend to say I helped someone cross the road. 0-

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  • 0 Both are correct.
  • I would tend to say I helped someone cross the road.
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0 Both are correct. I would tend to say I helped someone cross the road. 0-
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10I helped an old man 11b10cross 10/ 10across12b10 the road.11b10 11font10I helped an old man in the process of crossing the road.12font12b12br
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0 Philip:02br
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01i00help 01b00across02b00 the road02i02br
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01i00help someone 01b00(to go) across02b00 the road02i02br
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0 01i00cross02i00 is a verb meaning 01i00to go across (something)02i00.02br
01i00across02i00 is a preposition.02br
00 In the expression 01i00to go across02i00, 01i00to go02i00 may be omitted.02br
01i00help02i00 can take the infinit
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