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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Away

Could you confirm whether the following sentences are respectively okay without 'away'?

1. The music faded (away).
2. The driver ran (away) after hitting an old man.
3. He put his toys (away) in his desk drawer.
  

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Without 'away' is OK, but here is the implication of 'away'. faded away - you couldn't hear it anymore r an away - you couldn't see him anymore put away - you couldn't see them anymore

  • Without 'away' is OK, but here is the implication of 'away'.
  • faded away - you couldn't hear it anymore r an away - you couldn't see him anymore put away - you couldn't see them anymore
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Without 'away' is OK, but here is the implication of 'away'.

faded away - you couldn't hear it anymore
ran away - you couldn't see him anymore
put away - you couldn't see them anymore

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