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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Difference between 'along' and 'across'

What is the difference between, "I walked along the street", and "The children ran across the street?
  

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There are no similarities except for 'the street'.

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  • There are no similarities except for 'the street'.
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There are no similarities except for 'the street'.
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Ah - I have just seen the title. It's always better to ask what you want in the post itself.

If you move across a street, you move from one side to the other. If you move along a street, you move towards one end.
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Thanks for answering. Could you tell me what is wrong with "the street" ?
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fatimah0786Could you tell me what is wrong with "the street" ?
There's nothing wrong with it. It is what is common to both of your sentences.
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Nothing is wrong with the street.
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