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Chiaking Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Any possible prepositions?

We thorow beans at demons on the night of the Star Festival.
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Is "at" possible ?
  

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We throw beans at demons on the night of the Star Festival. The underlined "at" is fine. We throw beans at demons at the Star Festival.

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  • We throw beans at demons on the night of the Star Festival.
  • The underlined "at" is fine.
  • We throw beans at demons at the Star Festival.
  • It is possible to have a second "at," but the repetition does not sound as nice.
  • Also, the meaning is a bit different.
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We throw beans at demons on the night of the Star Festival.

The underlined "at" is fine.

We throw beans at demons at the Star Festival.

It is possible to have a second "at," but the repetition does not sound as nice. Also, the meaning is a bit different.
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We throw beans at demons at the night of the Star Festival.
We throw beans at demons on the night of the Star Festival.

Any possible preposition for second preposition??
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"During"

But beans won't stop demons. Trust me.
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chiakingWe throw beans at demons at the night of the Star Festival.
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The correctly-selected magic beans will defeat demons. It's all in the mind.
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