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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
all the way, from up to down
She had reached all the way from up to down the street/road.
Is this sentence correct?
Please help me.
Is this sentence correct?
Please help me.
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No, afraid not. from the top to the bottom of the street/road. up and down are used directionally, not as 'names' of places.
- No, afraid not.
- from the top to the bottom of the street/road.
- up and down are used directionally, not as 'names' of places.
- We don't have 'the up' of a street or 'the down' of a street.
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No, afraid not.
..from the top to the bottom of the street/road.
up and down are used directionally, not as 'names' of places. We don't have 'the up' of a street or 'the down' of a street.
..from the top to the bottom of the street/road.
up and down are used directionally, not as 'names' of places. We don't have 'the up' of a street or 'the down' of a street.
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"She reached all the way from the top to the bottom of the street" --???
Even with Nona's correction, this sounds very odd to me because of the verb "reached." It sounds as if someone is standing at the top of the street (whatever that is; our streets in the U.S. don't generally have tops and bottoms!) and stretching her arm out to the bottom of the street.
If you mean that "s
Even with Nona's correction, this sounds very odd to me because of the verb "reached." It sounds as if someone is standing at the top of the street (whatever that is; our streets in the U.S. don't generally have tops and bottoms!) and stretching her arm out to the bottom of the street.
If you mean that "s
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