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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Across in VS across for
Hello....
This is about "omission" of objects of prepositions...
Both of the below are correct usage?
a. The ships transport passengers across in less than half an hour.
b. The ships transport passengers across for less than half an hour.
And, the c. below can be also correct?
c. The ship transported passengers across for three hours.
This is about "omission" of objects of prepositions...
Both of the below are correct usage?
a. The ships transport passengers across in less than half an hour.
b. The ships transport passengers across for less than half an hour.
And, the c. below can be also correct?
c. The ship transported passengers across for three hours.
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pructus **** o, pructus This is about o missio n of objects of preposition s. pructus Are b oth of the sentences below are correc t? usage?
- pructus **** o, pructus This is about o missio n of objects of preposition s.
- pructus Are b oth of the sentences below are correc t?
- usage?
- pructus a.
- The ships transport passengers across in less than half an hour.
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pructus****o,
pructusThis is about omission of objects of prepositions.
pructusAre both of the sentences belowarecorrect?usage?
pructusa. The ships transport passengers across in less than
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I see... I see...
Thanks so much, teechr!!
And also thanks for the corrections, too....
About c.....
Can't it be understood to mean that the ship did the ac of transporting passengers across for three hours?
Like transporting people across and come back, and then transporting peope across again?
Thanks so much, teechr!!
And also thanks for the corrections, too....
About c.....
Can't it be understood to mean that the ship did the ac of transporting passengers across for three hours?
Like transporting people across and come back, and then transporting peope across again?
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pructusAbout "c", Can't it be understood to mean that the ship did the act of transporting passengers across for three hours - like transporting people across and coming back, and then transporting people across again?If that's what you want it to mean, then yes it can.
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