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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

crept up

Can I say,
(a) The thief crept (up) the stairs to the room.
(b) He crept onto / on the stairs.
(c) He crept the stairs.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) The thief crept (up) the stairs to the room. (b) He crept onto / on the stairs. (c) He crept the stairs.

— Philip

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) The thief crept (up) the stairs to the room.
  • (b) He crept onto / on the stairs.
  • (c) He crept the stairs.
  • (a) is the only one that sounds natural to me, with 'up' .
  • We can climb [the] stairs, but 'creep' isn't a transitive verb.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
(a) The thief crept (up) the stairs to the room.
(b) He crept onto / on the stairs.
(c) He crept the stairs.

(a) is the only one that sounds natural to me, with 'up'. We can climb [the] stairs, but 'creep' isn't a transitive verb.
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