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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Difference between "Here the bus comes" and "The bus is coming here"?
a. Here comes the bus.
b. The bus is coming here.
1. What is the difference in meaning between the two sentences above?
2. In which situations could I use the sentences above?
Top answer
a. Here comes the bus! This is an exclamation.
- a.
- Here comes the bus!
- This is an exclamation.
- You would say it when you first see it approaching, to alert other people who are waiting for it.
- b.
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a. Here comes the bus! This is an exclamation. You would say it when you first see it approaching, to alert other people who are waiting for it.
b. The bus is coming here. This states a fact. It is a bit less forceful than (a).
You don't need to add 'here'.
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