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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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The squirrel starts screaming and Steve will shoot at him.

Does the word shoot require 'at' after it when the meaning of shoot is to fire from a weapon?

Thanks in advance!
  

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The whole sentence is odder than the mere presence or absence of ' at '. The squirrel started chattering and Steve shot at him . (he fired the gun in the squirrel's direction) The squirrel started chattering and Steve shot him .

— Mister Micawber

  • The whole sentence is odder than the mere presence or absence of ' at '.
  • The squirrel started chattering and Steve shot at him .
  • (he fired the gun in the squirrel's direction) The squirrel started chattering and Steve shot him .
  • (he fired and hit the squirrel)
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The whole sentence is odder than the mere presence or absence of 'at'.

The squirrel started chattering and Steve shot at him. (he fired the gun in the squirrel's direction)
The squirrel started chattering and Steve shot him. (he fired and hit the squirrel)
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Thanks Mister Micawber!
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