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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
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Hi.
What happens if I drop 'at' in:
Simple greed was at the root of the robbery. ?Thanks in advance
What happens if I drop 'at' in:
Simple greed was at the root of the robbery. ?Thanks in advance
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It still makes sense. However, "at the root of" feels more natural to me.
- It still makes sense.
- However, "at the root of" feels more natural to me.
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It still makes sense. However, "at the root of" feels more natural to me.
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GPYIt still makes sense. However, "at the root of" feels more natural to me.But I don't know what does that mean.Why did he use 'at'?
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Literally, "at" indicates location (i.e. "at the root of the robbery" is describing where greed is located). Of course, it is not meant in a literal physical sense.
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