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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Carefully
Can I say,
(a) They are carefully crossing the road.
(b) They are walking (on the road) carefully.
(a) They are carefully crossing the road.
(b) They are walking (on the road) carefully.
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Yes to both sentences but they are different. They are carefully crossing the road - the are crossing to the other side of the road. They are walking on the road - There is no path (sidewalk - I think in the US) so they walk on the road in the direction of the road.
- Yes to both sentences but they are different.
- They are carefully crossing the road - the are crossing to the other side of the road.
- They are walking on the road - There is no path (sidewalk - I think in the US) so they walk on the road in the direction of the road.
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Yes to both sentences but they are different.
They are carefully crossing the road - the are crossing to the other side of the road.
They are walking on the road - There is no path (sidewalk - I think in the US) so they walk on the road in the direction of the road.
They are carefully crossing the road - the are crossing to the other side of the road.
They are walking on the road - There is no path (sidewalk - I think in the US) so they walk on the road in the direction of the road.
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