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Fire1 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
At prepositional phrase
1.My brother ducked under the pole our uncle was holding and hit him at the base of the skull and his head was the first thing to hit the ground.
2.Terry hit him at the forearms.
3.The spear hit him at the joining-point of head and neck.
Q1) Are the bold parts "at the bast of the skull..", "at the forearms", "at the joining..." modifying "hit" in each sentence?
Q2) Are all the sentences grammatical and natural?
Top answer
g. g. on the forearms.
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- on the forearms.
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When speaking of a point, use "at." e.g. at the base of the skull
When speaking of a surface, use "on." e.g. on the forearms.
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