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File tile 16 Posted 3 years ago
Grammar
Across vs. through
The boy swam through the river.
And:
The boy swam across the river.
Are both sentences correct? If yes, what is the difference?
Thank you in advance.
Veit
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file tile 16 The boy swam across the river. This is the only one you'll need. to go across a river; to go across a road; to go across a bridge 'swim through the river' doesn't make much sense.
- file tile 16 The boy swam across the river.
- This is the only one you'll need.
- to go across a river; to go across a road; to go across a bridge 'swim through the river' doesn't make much sense.
- 'through' is more for tunnels or hoops or other features like that.
- to go through a tunnel; to go through a hoop CJ
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file tile 16The boy swam across the river.
This is the only one you'll need.
to go across a river; to go across a road; to go across a bridge
'swim through the river' doesn't make much sense.
'through' is more for tunnels or hoops or other features like that.
to go through a tunnel; to go through a hoop
CJ
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