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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Chopping / chopping down

What are the difference between:

He is chopping a tree.

He is chopping down a tree.
  

Top answer

If the tree is standing vertically in its place with its roots in the soil, then you chop it down . You don't chop it. You can chop a tree into pieces even if it has already been chopped down.

  • If the tree is standing vertically in its place with its roots in the soil, then you chop it down .
  • You don't chop it.
  • You can chop a tree into pieces even if it has already been chopped down.
  • It doesn't have to be standing vertically in its place.
  • CJ
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If the tree is standing vertically in its place with its roots in the soil, then you chop it down. You don't chop it.

You can chop a tree into pieces even if it has already been chopped down. It doesn't have to be standing vertically in its place.

CJ

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