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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Climb / climb up the beanstalk

Can I say,

The boy climbed / climbed up the beanstalk.
  

Top answer

They are virtually the same. Without 'up', the implication could be that he went all the way to the top, but not necessarily so with 'up'.

— Philip

  • They are virtually the same.
  • Without 'up', the implication could be that he went all the way to the top, but not necessarily so with 'up'.
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They are virtually the same. Without 'up', the implication could be that he went all the way to the top, but not necessarily so with 'up'.
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That means, both (climbed vs climbed up) are correct?
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Can I say,

He climbed the beanstalk in the strorybook.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,

He climbed the beanstalk in the strorybook.

That can mean the beanstalk is in the storybook.
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What do you mean? Is the sentence correct? I can't get it.
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He climbed the beanstalk in the storybook means
He climbed the beanstalk which is in the storybook.

Does the sentence make sense?
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