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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Beside
Hello...
Can this mean "moved to the place beside the wall" as well as "went/walked at a place beside tbe wall"?
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They went/walked beside the wall.
Can this mean "moved to the place beside the wall" as well as "went/walked at a place beside tbe wall"?
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They went/walked beside the wall.
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" is ungrammatical. " is awkward but marginally acceptable. " This means that as they walked along, there was a wall on the left side or on right side of them.
- " is ungrammatical.
- " is awkward but marginally acceptable.
- " This means that as they walked along, there was a wall on the left side or on right side of them.
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"They went beside the wall." is ungrammatical.
"They walked beside the wall." is awkward but marginally acceptable. You'd more likely hear: "They walked alongside the wall." This means that as they walked along, there was a wall on the left side or on right side of them.
"They walked beside the wall." is awkward but marginally acceptable. You'd more likely hear: "They walked alongside the wall." This means that as they walked along, there was a wall on the left side or on right side of them.
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Thanks so much, Anonymous!!
"They went beside the wall." can't be understood to mean "They went to the place beside the wall"?
"They went beside the wall." can't be understood to mean "They went to the place beside the wall"?
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