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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

crawl

Can I say,

(a) The lizard crawls at / on /to the ceiling.

(b) The lizard crawls up the ceiling.

(c) The lizard crawls on ceiling.
  

Top answer

First, let's make this present continuous, to show it's happening now. With simple present, it sounds like the lizard does this all the time as a habit. The lizard is crawling at the ceiling.

— BarbaraPA

  • First, let's make this present continuous, to show it's happening now.
  • With simple present, it sounds like the lizard does this all the time as a habit.
  • The lizard is crawling at the ceiling.
  • No, "at" doesn't work The lizard is crawling on the ceiling.
  • Okay.
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First, let's make this present continuous, to show it's happening now. With simple present, it sounds like the lizard does this all the time as a habit.

The lizard is crawling at the ceiling. No, "at" doesn't work
The lizard is crawling on the ceiling. Okay. He is on the ceiling now.
The lizard is crawling to the ceiling. Okay. He is on the wall now, making his way towa
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