Adverbs Above and Below

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Hi,Are the adverbs used correctly?These clothes are hung above, and those clothes are hung below.The clothes above are red, and the clothes below are yellow.Can you help?Thank you.Stephen

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

I cannot tell because I have no illustration of where the clothes actually are.

Stephenlearner · Answer

Hi,

I just teach my toddler what above and below mean, not specifically referring to a location.

For example, we have two clothes racks. One is higher and the other lower.

Some clothes are hung on the higher rack, and others on the lower rack.

Then the sentences appear:

These clothes are hung above, and those clothes are hung below.

The clothes above are red, and the clothes below are yellow.

I assume that people may say they are hung higher or lower, the higher clothes or lower clothes;

we can say that too in my native language.

But we can also say they are hung above or below.

Yet, I am not sure whether that can be said in English.

Thanks very much!

Stephen

Mister Micawber · Answer

Then yes, these are fine and usual, although I would expect the lower clothes to be nearer:

Those clothes are hung above, and these clothes are hung below.

The clothes above are red, and the clothes below are yellow.

Stephenlearner · Answer

Thank you very much.

I really appreciate your help.

Stephen

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