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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Fall off/from/down
Hi! Could you please explain the difference in use of prepositions off, from and down after the verb "fall"? E.g. do you fall off/down/from the tree/chair/roof/bike/ladder/stairs/sky etc?
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g. bike, ladder. Lose your balance and fall from something towards the ground.
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- bike, ladder.
- Lose your balance and fall from something towards the ground.
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- sky, tree, plane - accidentally or unexpectedly, fall from something very high up towards the ground
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fall off + noun e.g. bike, ladder. Lose your balance and fall from something towards the ground.
fall down (no object) - fall to the ground
fall out of / fall from + noun e.g. sky, tree, plane - accidentally or unexpectedly, fall from something very high up towards the ground
fall down (no object) - fall to the ground
fall out of / fall from + noun e.g. sky, tree, plane - accidentally or unexpectedly, fall from something very high up towards the ground
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How about the stairs? I think I heard people say "fall down the stairs" so it has an object. And which prepostion goes before the mountain?
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"fell down" is not a phrasal verb when part of the phrase "fell down the stairs". You could say also "I am going / walking down the stairs". Here, "down" is an ordinary preposition. It's the same with mountain.
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If you are sitting, standing, bouncing etc, you are on the bed and may fall off the bed.
If you are lying down under the covers for sleep or amorous activities, you are in bed, and you may fall out of bed.
If you are lying down under the covers for sleep or amorous activities, you are in bed, and you may fall out of bed.
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