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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Could you tell me what the difference is between these two sentences?

Hi teachers,
Could you tell me what the difference is between these two sentences? Do they have the same meaning?
He had a cloth over his head.
He had a cloth on his head.

Thanks in advance.
  

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They could easily mean the same and probably do.

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  • They could easily mean the same and probably do.
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They could easily mean the same and probably do.
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Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you very much for your reply. That's what I thought. Though I wasn't very sure.

TS
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Mister MicawberThey could easily mean the same and probably do.
I agree. We could use 'on his head' to suggest that he has a cloth (rather than a hat) covering all or part of his hair, which is unlikely' or 'over this head' to suggest that the cloth covers his whole head.

However, 'on his head' could be used with the same meaning as 'over his head',
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