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Kyuurism Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
down?
"Japan emerged from the last turn with only Jamaica in front down the last 100 meters."
"A lady went down the street."
What does "down" mean in these sentences?
I looked up some dictionaries, but could not find good explanation.
"A lady went down the street."
What does "down" mean in these sentences?
I looked up some dictionaries, but could not find good explanation.
Top answer
In these sentences down is used as a preposition, it is part of a prepositional phrase. g. The football players threw the ball across the field.
- In these sentences down is used as a preposition, it is part of a prepositional phrase.
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- The football players threw the ball across the field.
- Across it the preposition and the field is the noun.
- In "down the street" down could be replaces by through and although this would not be grammatically correct it can be better understood by second language speakers.
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In these sentences down is used as a preposition, it is part of a prepositional phrase. Prepositional phrases are phrases which start with a preposition and end in a noun e.g. The football players threw the ball across the field.
Across it the preposition and the field is the noun. In "down the street" down could be replaces by through and although this would not be grammatically
Across it the preposition and the field is the noun. In "down the street" down could be replaces by through and although this would not be grammatically
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