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Onizo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
At ( a) play
1. They are at play.
2. They are at a play.
What difference in meaning is inferred?
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2. They are at a play.
What difference in meaning is inferred?
Thank you
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1. The children are at play. They are playing ball, or with toys, etc.
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- The children are at play.
- They are playing ball, or with toys, etc.
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- They are at a play.
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1. The children are at play.
They are playing ball, or with toys, etc.
2. They are at a play.
They are at a theater, watching "Hamlet," a famous play by Shakespeare.
They are playing ball, or with toys, etc.
2. They are at a play.
They are at a theater, watching "Hamlet," a famous play by Shakespeare.
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#1 They are performing amusing, casual activities, Perhaps they are chlldren.
We commonly just say 'they are playing'.
#2 They are sitting in a theatre, watching live actors.
We commonly just say 'they are playing'.
#2 They are sitting in a theatre, watching live actors.
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onizoThey are at play.I don’t think I’ve ever actually heard anyone say this in my life. It sounds really silly to my ear (AmE).
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