Fall down on the ground or to the ground?

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Which one is correct?- He had fell down unconscious on the ground.- He had fell down unconscious to the ground.

Dave_anon · Accepted Answer

Hi

Neither of those is quite right because 'fall' is one of those English words that has a strange past tense ('fallen'):

- He had fallen down unconscious on the ground.

- He had fallen down unconscious to the ground.

Those are both OK. I slightly prefer the second of those

Dave

Clive · Answer

- He had fallen down unconscious on/to the ground.

fallen already includes the idea of down, so you don't need to say it.

In fact, if the context shows the person is outside, you don't even need to say on/to the ground. That will be assumed.

If the context is inside, we talk about the floor instead of the ground, but you still don't need to say it here.)

So you just need He had fallen, unconscious

However, note this. We sometimes say more than we need to, because it makes a 'more stylish' sentence.

He had fallen to the ground, unconscious.

In answer to your question, to sounds better than on.

Clive

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